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S. 2075

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

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO](R-MO)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  2. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4827)

  3. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate