Congress's Contempt Power and the Enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas Law, History, Practice, and Procedure

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Powers and duties.

United States.

Civil rights.

Executive-legislative relations.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Examines source of Congressional contempt power, reviews historical development of early case law, outlines statutory and common law basis for Congressional contempt power, and analyzes procedures associated with inherent contempt, criminal contempt, and civil enforcement of subpoenas. Discusses both non-constitutional and constitutionally based limitations on the power. Addresses significance of House Judiciary Committee dispute with the White House over the dismissal of several U.S. attorneys that resulted in votes for criminal contempt of Congress and the U.S. district court opinion in Committee on the Judiciary volume Miers

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Congress's Contempt Power and the Enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-AML-0118

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