S 2075 · 105th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to provide for expedited review of executive privilege claims and to improve efficiency of independent counsel investigations.

Introduced 1998-05-13· Sponsored by Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1998-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal judicial code to make it the duty of a U.S. district court and the Supreme Court to advance on the docket and to expedite the disposition of any claim asserting executive privilege in any independent counsel investigation. Requires: (1) any order of a U.S. district court disposing of a claim asserting executive privilege in any such investigation to be reviewable by appeal directly to the Supreme Court; (2) any such appeal to be taken by a notice of appeal filed within ten calendar days after such order is entered; and (3) the jurisdictional statement to be filed within 30 calendar days after such order is entered. Prohibits issuance of a stay of such an order by a single Supreme Court Justice.…

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1 Republican