Boske v. Comingore, 177 U.S. 459 (1900), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that an officer of an executive agency may exercise executive privilege to deny a subpoena from a federal court, and the head of that agency may issue a regulation requiring any such disclosure to be approved by that agency head.[1][2]
Boske v. Comingore | |
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Decided April 9, 1900 | |
Full case name | Boske v. Comingore |
Citations | 177 U.S. 459 (more) |
Holding | |
An officer of an executive agency may exercise executive privilege to deny a subpoena from a federal court, and the head of that agency may issue a regulation requiring any such disclosure to be approved by that agency head. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Harlan, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Housekeeping Statute |