Congressional Investigations of the Department of Justice, 1920-2007 : History, Law, and Practice.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Government publications.

Lawyers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses legal basis for oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ), reviews illustrative investigations and case law, and assesses DOJ opposition to Congressional access to information in open and closed litigation files and to internal deliberative materials. Lists selected instances of Congressional investigations of DOJ from 1920 to 2007, in which the Department agreed to supply documents pertaining to the investigation and to provide attorneys and staff for testimony before Committees.

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. Congressional Investigations of the Department of Justice, 1920-2007

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Restricted for use by site license.