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
Decided April 9, 1900
Full case nameBoske v. Comingore
Citations177 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
Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Associate Justices
John M. Harlan · Horace Gray
David J. Brewer · Henry B. Brown
George Shiras Jr. · Edward D. White
Rufus W. Peckham · Joseph McKenna
Case opinion
MajorityHarlan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Housekeeping Statute

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References

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  1. ^ Boske v. Comingore, 177 U.S. 459 (1900).
  2. ^ Hartman, Jr., Donal F. "Departmental Executive Privilege: A Bar to Disclosure When Dealing With the IRS". Gonzaga L. Rev. 11: 931, 945–46.
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