Lindsey Graham v. Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury, Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic as Amicus Curiae in Support of Application for Stay and Injunction Pending Appeal
21 Pages Posted: 28 Oct 2022
Date Written: October 27, 2022
Abstract
The U.S. Supreme Court's careful consideration of the breadth of the Speech or Debate Clause protection is merited here, where Senator Graham’s application raises important questions about the role of the Clause’s critical safeguards when state officers seek to ask questions related to a Senator’s preparation for official acts.
Keywords: Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Congress, Speech and Debate Clause
JEL Classification: H1, H10, H11
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Mascott, Jennifer and McCotter, R. Trent and Knopf, Jamieson, Lindsey Graham v. Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury, Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic as Amicus Curiae in Support of Application for Stay and Injunction Pending Appeal (October 27, 2022). Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Scalia Law School Research Paper Series, Forthcoming, Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 12, 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4260682
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