Newsweek has revealed that there have been deep divisions within President Bush’s own Justice Department over the legality of the administration’s tactics since 9/11. In a major piece titled The Palace Revolt, Newsweek reports a group of conservative attorneys stood up to the hard-liners led by Vice President Cheney over whether the president can assume near unlimited powers in the so-called war on terror. According to Newsweek, these attorneys fought to bring government spying and interrogation methods within the law. Some were so concerned over the legality of the administration’s eavesdropping program that they lined up private attorneys in case the program even drew the scrutiny of Congress or prosecutors.