My quick take here, dispelling some of the more common misunderstandings about the legal bases of the Executive’s new immigration policies.
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Why the immigration initiative has nothing to do with assertions of executive constitutional power
November 21, 2014
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Executive Power, Immigration, Marty Lederman, Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)
About the Author(s)
Marty Lederman
Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. He was Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Office of Legal Counsel from 2009-2010, and Attorney Advisor at the Office of Legal Counsel from 1994-2002. Member of the editorial board of Just Security. You can follow him on Twitter (@marty_lederman).
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