Legal Opinion
COMMITTEE ON JUD., US HOUSE OF REPRES. v. Miers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 31, 2008No. Civil Action 08-0409 (JDB)PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
This dispute pits the political branches of the federal government against one another in a case all agree presents issues of extraordinary constitutional significance. The heart of the controversy is whether senior presidential aides are absolutely immune from compelled congressional process. But as is often true of lawsuits that raise important separation of powers concerns, there are many obstacles to the invocation of the jurisdiction of the federal courts that must first be addressed.
The Committee on the Judiciary (“Committee”), acting on…
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