[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 156 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 156

To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
          Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Senate, et al.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2003

    Mr. Frist (for himself and Mr. Daschle) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
          Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Senate, et al.

Whereas the United States Senate, Emily J. Reynolds, Secretary of the Senate, 
        and William H. Pickle, Senate Sergeant at Arms, have been named as 
        defendants in the case of Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Senate, 
        et al., No. 1:03CV01066, now pending in the United States District Court 
        for the District of Columbia; and
Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 704(a)(1) of the Ethics in Government 
        Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 288b(a) and 288c(a)(1), the Senate may 
        direct its counsel to defend the Senate and officers of the Senate in 
        civil actions relating to their official responsibilities: Now 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent 
the United States Senate, Emily J. Reynolds, Secretary of the Senate, 
and William H. Pickle, Senate Sergeant at Arms, in the case of Judicial 
Watch, Inc. v. United States Senate, et al.
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