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The Law: Walker v. Cheney : Legal Insulation of the Vice President from GAO Investigations
Author(s) -
Halstead T. J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/1741-5705.00010
Subject(s) - vice president , administration (probate law) , law , legislature , political science , executive branch , appeal , scope (computer science) , public administration , management , economics , computer science , programming language
In Walker v. Cheney, the District Court for the District of Columbia held that the General Accounting Office lacked standing to sue the vice president to compel the release of information pertaining to the administration's National Energy Policy Development Group. The court's decision brought an abrupt end to a highly publicized conflict between the executive and legislative branches, and legally insulated the Office of the Vice President from GAO's investigation. Despite the ramifications of the decision, the comptroller general did not pursue an appeal, leaving open significant questions regarding the scope of congressional oversight authority.