One of the bills introduced in each of the last several US Congressional sessions purportedly would throw out much of the Constitution, prohibit the Supreme Court from questioning anything done "in the name of God," and prohibit the application of any Common Law citations prior to the ratification of the Constitution.
A majority of members of the US Congress claim to be licensed attorneys, but I see NO RESPECT for the law when it gets in the way of "getting the vote" and the the campaign funds.
Of course the function of most Corporate Lawyers is not to tell management what's "legal" and what's "illegal." Their only function is to tell them how likely it is that they'll get caught, and how much it will cost to get out of it when they do.