Word: freund
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Paul A. Freund, Loeb University Professor, also refused to comment because of his Senate testimony next week on a bill that would create an independent prosecutor...
...deference to Professor Freund, I must conclude that the disclosure of information by the President is not only the moral thing to do, but also, the legal thing...
Your July 10 news story on Professor Freund's reaction to President Nixon's decision to withhold information from the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities raises some very interesting questions about the separation of powers in the United States...
...addition, the doctrine of "Executive Privilege" cited by Professor Freund as the basis for the Presidential refusal to hand over documents is hardly a viable foundation for such a claim. "Executive Privilege" is a doctrine without statutory or constitutional foundation. In fact, it has developed unrestrained over the years, as a matter of habit on the part of the Executive and an act of courtesy on the part of the Congress. Although the constitutionality of the doctrine has not been decided, advocates are hard pressed to find any legal justifications for the "privilege." Thus, the doctrine should be considered more...
...Freund said that the present investigation entails an "unusual situation," and that Nixon's legal position appears to be supported by existing Federal statutes pertaining to executive privileges regarding intra-departmental government papers...