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Congress' Contempt Power.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress--Powers and duties.
- United States.
- United States. Congress.
- Contempt of legislative bodies--United States.
- Contempt of legislative bodies.
- Executive privilege (Government information).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (73 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1986.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Examines the source and historical development of congressional contempt power, its statutory and constitutional limitations, and the three types of contempt proceedings. Also reviews special procedural and constitutional problems when contempt of power is used against an executive branch official.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Congress' Contempt Power
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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