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

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 an...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Courts. Executive privilege (Government information) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
Item Description:	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. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.