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

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...

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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], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Rules and practice. Constitutional law. History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
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.