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On April 30 , 1971 and July 12 , 1971 , following the Department ' s earlier refusal
to furnish it , I wrote to you and asked that either the document be furnished or
that the President formally invoke executive privilege as a reason to withhold it .
On April 30 , 1971 and July 12 , 1971 , following the Department ' s earlier refusal
to furnish it , I wrote to you and asked that either the document be furnished or
that the President formally invoke executive privilege as a reason to withhold it .
Page 71
The authoritative constitutional construction of “ legislative power ” by President
and Congress embodied in the Act of 1789 , which made it the “ duty " of the
Secretary of the Treasury to furnish information required by Congress , is the
earliest ...
The authoritative constitutional construction of “ legislative power ” by President
and Congress embodied in the Act of 1789 , which made it the “ duty " of the
Secretary of the Treasury to furnish information required by Congress , is the
earliest ...
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In the case of every department except the Department of State , the resolution (
seeking information ) directs the official to furnish the information . In the case of
the State Department , dealing with foreign affairs , the President is requested to ...
In the case of every department except the Department of State , the resolution (
seeking information ) directs the official to furnish the information . In the case of
the State Department , dealing with foreign affairs , the President is requested to ...
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Explanation subsequently furnished by the Department of Defense . ... he said
that the court could issue a subpoena to the President of the United States and
require the President of the United States to furnish information to the courts . I
would ...
Explanation subsequently furnished by the Department of Defense . ... he said
that the court could issue a subpoena to the President of the United States and
require the President of the United States to furnish information to the courts . I
would ...
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... among others : Letter of Attorney General Knox to the Speaker of the House ,
dated April 27 , 1904 , declining to comply with a resolution of the House
requesting the Attorney General to furnish the House with all papers and
documents and ...
... among others : Letter of Attorney General Knox to the Speaker of the House ,
dated April 27 , 1904 , declining to comply with a resolution of the House
requesting the Attorney General to furnish the House with all papers and
documents and ...
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Page 25 - House shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee; and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the House by the agencies in the executive branch of the Government.
Page 540 - Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection and copying — (A) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases ; (B) those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register...
Page 565 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
Page 540 - Except to the extent that a person has actual and timely notice of the terms thereof, a person may not in any manner be required to resort to, or be adversely affected by, a matter required to be published in the Federal Register and not so published.
Page 163 - ... proceedings, punish members for disorderly behavior, and, with the consent of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same offense...
Page 26 - All departments and establishments shall furnish to the comptroller general such information regarding the powers, duties, activities, organization, financial transactions, and methods of business of their respective offices as he may from time to time require of them; and the comptroller general, or any of his assistants or employees, when duly authorized by him, shall for the purpose of securing such information have access to and the right to examine any books, documents, papers, or records of...
Page 577 - Secret shall be authorized, by appropriate authority, only for defense information or material the unauthorized disclosure of which could result in serious damage to the Nation...
Page 517 - The legislative department derives a superiority in our governments from other circumstances. Its constitutional powers being at once more extensive, and less susceptible of precise limits, it can, with the greater facility, mask, under complicated and indirect measures, the encroachments which it makes on the co-ordinate departments.
Page 83 - The power being given, it is the interest of the nation to facilitate its execution. It can never be their interest, and cannot be presumed to have been their intention, to clog and embarrass its execution by withholding the most appropriate means.
Page 136 - The rationale of the criminal cases is that, since the Government which prosecutes an accused also has the duty to see that justice is done, it is unconscionable to allow it to undertake prosecution and then invoke its governmental privileges to deprive the accused of anything which might be material to his defense.
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| Title | Executive Privilege: the Withholding of Information by the Executive: Hearing, Ninety-second Congress, First Session ... on S. 1125 Volume 1 of Executive Privilege: the Withholding of Information by the Executive: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Separation of Powers of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-second Congress, First Session, on S. 1125, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 13 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 635 pages |
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