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55 Stan. L. Rev. 529 (2002-2003)
Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind: How Executive Order 13,233 Expands Executive Privilege while Simultaneously Preventing Access to Presidential Records

handle is hein.journals/stflr55 and id is 543 raw text is: NOTES Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind: How Executive Order 13,233 Expands Executive Privilege While Simultaneously Preventing Access to Presidential Records Marcy Lynn Karin* INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 530 I. PUTTING EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL TOOLBOX ................... 531 A . What Is Executive Privilege? .............................................................. 531 B. Why Does the President Need This Particular Tool? ......................... 533 C. Legislative Treatment and Interpretation of Executive Privilege....... 535 1. The Presidential Records and Materials Preservation Act ............... 536 2. The Presidential Records Act ............................................................ 538 D. Judicial Treatment and Interpretation of Executive Privilege ........... 541 1. The N ixon cases.................................................................................. 54 1 2. Post-W atergate cases ........................................................................ 544 E. Executive Treatment and Interpretation of Executive Privilege......... 546 1. Executive Order 12,667-presidential records ................................. 546 2. Executive Order 13,233-further implementation of the Presidential Records Act.............................................................................. 547 II. THE CONTEXT AND DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE ORDER............................... 548 III. THE INTERACTION OF BUSH'S ORDER WITH PREVIOUS INTERPRETATIONS OF EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND ACCESS TO PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS................ 552 A. The Creation of a Vice-Presidential Privilege ................................... 553 B. The Designation of a Representative .................................................. 555 C. The Establishment of a Double Veto .................................................. 556 D. The Extension of Time Allotted for Review......................................... 557 E. The Expansion of Records Covered.................................................... 558 * J.D. Candidate, Stanford Law School, 2003. B.A., American University, 2000. Ombudsperson, Stanford Law Review, Vol. 55. I would like to thank Professor Tom Campbell for his insightful feedback on an earlier version of this Note. Special thanks also to my colleagues on the Law Review for their help throughout the editing process, particularly Chris Frey, Tony Lewis, Mike Ferrara, and John Wilson. Most of all I am grateful for the continued inspiration, patience, and support that Professor Margaret Weekes, my sister Lori, and my mother Gloria have given me throughout the years. 529

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