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Document: OLC Opinion on Airstrikes Against the Islamic State

Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 7:36 PM

The Department of Justice has released a 2014 Office of Legal Counsel opinion approving airstrikes against the Islamic State under the president's Article II authority as commander-in-chief. The memo is available below.

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