Congressional Access to Information and Executive Privilege.

Discusses recent events involving disputes over congressional access to executive branch information. Covers the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities v. Nixon, the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Nixon, impeachment proceedings against President Nixon, and the House In...

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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], 1976.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Governmental investigations > United States. Contempt of legislative bodies > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses recent events involving disputes over congressional access to executive branch information. Covers the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities v. Nixon, the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Nixon, impeachment proceedings against President Nixon, and the House Intelligence Committee's 1975 contempt action against Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Also reviews possible implications of the proposed Congressional Right to Information Act, requiring Federal officials to provide information sought by Congress unless the President instructs them to withhold the information.
Item Description:	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. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.