Congressional Investigations of the Department of Justice, 1920-2007 : History, Law, and Practice.

Discusses legal basis for oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ), reviews illustrative investigations and case law, and assesses DOJ opposition to Congressional access to information in open and closed litigation files and to internal deliberative materials. Lists selected instances of Congres...

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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], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Governmental investigations > United States. Executive-legislative relations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses legal basis for oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ), reviews illustrative investigations and case law, and assesses DOJ opposition to Congressional access to information in open and closed litigation files and to internal deliberative materials. Lists selected instances of Congressional investigations of DOJ from 1920 to 2007, in which the Department agreed to supply documents pertaining to the investigation and to provide attorneys and staff for testimony before Committees.
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.