• The Speech or Debate Clause is a clause in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 6, Clause 1). The clause states that "The Senators and Representatives"...
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  • special case where a member of Congress is the defendant, the Speech or Debate Clause places certain restrictions on the actions that can be prosecuted...
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  • grants legislative immunity to members of Congress through the Speech or Debate Clause, but has no explicit comparable grant for the president. Early...
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  • the Speech or Debate Clause of Article One of the United States Constitution—providing that: "[F]or any Speech or Debate in either House, [Senators or Representatives]...
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  • Gravel v. United States (category Speech or Debate Clause case law)
    606 (1972), was a case regarding the protections offered by the Speech or Debate Clause of the United States Constitution. In the case, the Supreme Court...
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  • Clause Free Speech Clause Free Press Clause Free Assembly Clause Petition Clause Search and Seizure Clause Double Jeopardy Clause Due Process Clause (along...
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  • countries such as Canada and Australia. In the United States, the Speech or Debate Clause in Article One of the United States Constitution provides for a...
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    regarding the Free Speech Clause and the Petition Clause: It is not necessary to say that the two Clauses are identical in their mandate or their purpose and...
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    wrote: The existing broad protections of the Speech or Debate Clause – absolute immunity from prosecution or suit for legislative acts and freedom from...
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    considers its information-gathering function protected by the speech or debate clause; or believes that the use falls under the "fair use" doctrine of...
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