Congress's Contempt Power : A Sketch.

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Contempt of legislative bodies--United States.

Contempt of legislative bodies.

United States.

Criminal procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Outlines source of Congressional contempt power, reviews major developments in case law, and analyzes procedures associated with three different types of contempt proceedings, including inherent contempt, statutory criminal contempt, and civil contempt. Examines Department of Justice position on use of inherent and/or criminal contempt of Congress against the executive branch.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Congress's Contempt Power

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