Topic: Cheryl Atkisson

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Episode 1159 2:21:56 - 2:25:51

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Office of Legal Counsel, Legal Immunity Functions

An educational segment featuring Cheryl Atkisson explores the secretive Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). The OLC provides legal opinions that federal agencies treat as official decisions, effectively granting legal immunity to those who follow them. The discussion references the "torture memos" as a primary example of the OLC's power to define the legality of government actions.