Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege : History, Law, Practice, and Recent Developments / Todd Garvey, Alissa M. Dolan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garvey, Todd, author.

Dolan, Alissa M., author.

Series:

CRS report for Congress ; R42670.

CRS report for Congress ; R42670

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive privilege (Government information)--United States.

Executive privilege (Government information).

Confidential communications--United States.

Confidential communications.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (39 pages).

Other Title:

Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Congressional Research Service, 2012.

Summary:

This report discusses the background of claims of executive privilege, ending with a look into how President Obama has used them.

Contents:

Introduction

The Watergate cases

Post-Watergate cases

Executive branch positions on the scope of executive privilege

Implications and potential impact of D.C. Circuit precedent on future executive privilege disputes

President Obama's assertion of executive privilege

Concluding observations

Appendix : Presidential claims of executive privilege from the Kennedy administration through the Obama administration.

Notes:

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