Legal and Constitutional Issues Raised by Executive Branch Searches of Legislative Offices

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States.

Constitutional law.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

Summary:

Analyzes legal and constitutional issues raised by the FBI execution of a search warrant on offices of Congressman William J. Jefferson (D-La). Reviews details of the Jefferson search and addresses opposing arguments made by the Department of Justice and Rep. Jefferson. Discusses scope of legal and constitutional issues, and reviews Supreme Court case law and precedent regarding the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution. Outlines and discusses the history, practice, and procedures utilized by the House of Representatives since 1876

Notes:

CRS Report

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

Vendor supplied data

Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Legal and Constitutional Issues Raised by Executive Branch Searches of Legislative Offices

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-AML-0265

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license