Reading Room Document
Deputization of Members of Congress as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals
The deputization of Members of Congress as special Deputy U.S. Marshals is inconsistent with separation of powers principles and with the statutory language and historical practice governing special deputation. 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/20336/download.
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