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Congressional Contempt Power: History, Practice & the Holder Finding
Todd C Jennison
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Description for Congressional Contempt Power: History, Practice & the Holder Finding
Hardback. Editor(s): Jennison, Todd C.; Horowitz, Bradley. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Congress's contempt power is the means by which Congress responds to certain acts that in its view obstruct the legislative process. Contempt may be used either to coerce compliance, to punish the contemnor, and/or to remove the obstruction. Although arguably any action that directly obstructs the effort of Congress to exercise its constitutional powers may constitute a contempt, in recent times the contempt power has most often been employed in response to non-compliance with a duly issued congressional subpoena whether in the form of a refusal to appear before a committee for purposes of providing testimony, or a refusal ... Read more
Congress's contempt power is the means by which Congress responds to certain acts that in its view obstruct the legislative process. Contempt may be used either to coerce compliance, to punish the contemnor, and/or to remove the obstruction. Although arguably any action that directly obstructs the effort of Congress to exercise its constitutional powers may constitute a contempt, in recent times the contempt power has most often been employed in response to non-compliance with a duly issued congressional subpoena whether in the form of a refusal to appear before a committee for purposes of providing testimony, or a refusal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781624170652
SKU
V9781624170652
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