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

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