U.S. Congress - S.1845 Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007
S.1845 - Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007
A bill to provide for limitations in certain communications between the Department of Justice and the White House Office relating to civil and criminal investigations, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
- Official: A bill to provide for limitations in certain communications between the Department of Justice and the White House Office relating to civil and criminal investigations, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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10/23/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 - Defines "covered communication" as any communication relating to an ongoing Department of Justice (DOJ) civil or criminal investigation (regardless of whether a civil or criminalOfficial Summary
10/23/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 - Defines "covered communication" as any communication relating to an ongoing Department of Justice (DOJ) civil or criminal investigation (regardless of whether a civil or criminal indictment or information has been filed). Excludes from such definition any communication relating to policy appointments, legislation, rulemaking, budgets, public relations, programmatic matters, intergovernmental relations, administrative or personnel matters, appellate litigation, or requests for legal advice. Defines "covered Department of Justice officer" as the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Associate Attorney General. Defines "covered White House officer" as the President, the Vice-President, the Counsel to the President, and the Counselor to the President. Requires the Attorney General to submit semi-annual reports to the Judiciary Committees of Congress listing the name and title of each DOJ officer or employee who made a covered communication with any officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President in the previous six-month period. Requires the Counsel to the President to make the same semi-annual reports listing the name and title of each officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President who made a covered communication with any DOJ officer or employee. Allows the exclusion of covered DOJ and White House officers from such reports....Read the Rest
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Panel votes to limit Justice-White House communications
The legislation (S. 1845) cleared the panel for the Senate floor on a 14-2 roll call. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., said some 800 people in the executive ...
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110th Congress Committee Reports
S.1946 - Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2007 (Senate Report 110-239, December 10, 2007); S.1845 - The Security From Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 (Senate Report 110-203, October 23, 2007) ...
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.1946 Public Corruption ...
S.1946 - Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2007 (Senate Report 110-239, December 10, 2007); S.1845 - The Security From Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007 (Senate Report 110-203, October 23, 2007) . ...
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BGH, NJW 1966, S. 2353, in NJW 1967, S. 1845 ff., 1846) und ein Eindringen oder einen Einblick durch andere auszuschlieÃen (BVerfG, Urt. v. 5. 6. 1973, BVerfGE 35, S. 202 ff., 233 ff. - Lebach l, mwN). ...
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