New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on Barack Obama, the Office of Legal Counsel, and Executive Power

January 14, 2009

When Barack Obama takes office on Tuesday, he will promise to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Will he take a more modest view of executive power than his predecessor? Perhaps the most encouraging sign so far is Obama's recently announced choice to run the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), which advises the president and other executive branch officials.

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