The Attorney General's Lawyer: Inside the Meese Justice Department - Hardcover
by Douglas Kmiec Ph D. (Author)
This book offers an inside look at the principal decision makers and the major legal and constitutional decisions made in the Department of Justice under Attorney General Edwin Meese. This unique perspective is offered by Douglas Kmiec, former assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). His story is a fascinating chronicle and analysis of the significant issues addressed during and since the Reagan years. These important issues include: the controversy over methods of constitutional interpretation; the legitimacy of independent counsels; efforts by the president to control executive agencies and to keep Congress in check; family issues, including abortion, AIDS, limitations on pornography, and school choice; the protection of property and economic liberty; the declining role of state and local governments; quotas, affirmative action, and civil rights; the continuing saga of Iran-Contra; and contemporary calls for ethics reform.
Important as a historical and legal analysis of the Reagan years, this work will be of interest to scholars and readers concerned with contemporary social and constitutional issues, the ramifications of the Reagan presidency, and how things have changed under George Bush. It is also the first revealing look at constitutional decisionmaking within OLC, an office that counts among its alumni the present Attorney General and two members of the Supreme Court.DOUGLAS W. KMIEC is a Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several books and many articles on constitutional law and other legal subjects. Kmiec directed the Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice during the years 1985 to 1989, first as deputy, and then as assistant attorney general. He has been honored as a White House Fellow and a 40th Anniversary Distinguished Fulbright Scholar.
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