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.
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