Conyers And Nadler Ask for Justice Department Secret Opinions

(Washington, DC)- House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today asked Attorney General Michael Mukasey for a list of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel's "secret" legal opinions issued during the Bush administration as well as copies of the unclassified opinions. The administration has based decisions on the Iraq War, issues of interrogation and other matters on the legal guidance provided in these opinions, which have not been made available to the public or Congress. The letter states: "Recent revelations about the nature and extent of such secret opinions make plain the need for Congress and the American public to receive information on this subject."