Reading Room Document
Executive Power With Regard to the Libyan Situation
The following memorandum reviews the significant statutory authorities available to the President and other executive officials in dealing with a foreign policy crisis. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/22861/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit