Number: RL30319 Title: Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments Authors: Morton Rosenberg, American Law Division Abstract: This report provides a review and discussion of the historical and legal development of the constitutionally based prerogative of the President to maintain the confidentiality of documents or other materials or information that reflect presidential decisionmaking and deliberations. The evolving nature and scope of the presidential privilege is described and discussed and recent court decisions are analyzed to determine how they illuminate current interbranch information disputes. Pages: 41 Date: August 21, 2008