Schoolhouse Rock Is No Longer Enough: The Presidential Signing Statements Controversy And Its Implications for Library Professionals

I-Wei Wang, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Library

Abstract

Presidential signing statements, a potent but previously little-discussed lawmaking device, have recently become the focus of fierce controversy both inside and outside the academy. The author presents an overview of the debates, identifies informational gaps that characterize the subject area, and reviews practical and policy implications for library professionals.

A revised version of this paper appears in Law Library Journal, Vol. 100, No. 4 (Fall 2008), pp. 619-637 (http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_llj_v100n04/2008-32.pdf)