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Legal experts, like Marty Lederman, a law professor at Georgetown University, aren't convinced that the order is even constitutional. Since the order only protects people with certain religious beliefs, it could violate a constitutional clause that prohibits the establishment of a state religion. Plus, it may require more power than the executive branch actually holds.

It would be "astonishing," Lederman told The Nation, "if the Office of Legal Counsel certifies the legality of this blunderbuss order."

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