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Application of Vacancy Act Limitations to Presidential Designation of an Acting Special Counsel
The Vacancy Act does not circumscribe the President's express authority pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to designate an Acting Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices. 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/24226/download.
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