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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Executive privilege (Government information).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (42 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

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 Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege

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