Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege : History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Executive privilege (Government information).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (37 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews historical and legal development of President's constitutionally-based prerogative to maintain confidentiality of documents or other materials or information that reflect Presidential decisionmaking and deliberations. Describes evolving nature and scope of Presidential privilege, and analyzes recent court decisions relating to current interbranch information disputes.

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. Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege

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