ABA Task Force to Release Report on Presidential Signing Statements

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20, 2006 – What are the implications of presidential signing statements for the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers and the interpretation of laws? Do presidential signing statements conflict with congressional intent or express statutory language? Has the role of presidential signing statements changed in recent years? An American Bar Association Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements and the Separation of Powers Doctrine, formed by ABA President Michael S. Greco, has been studying these issues. The task force will release its findings and recommendations during a Newsmakers’ Breakfast at the National Press Club on July 24.

The Task Force recommendations will be considered by the Association’s policy-making House of Delegates at its Annual Meeting in August.

Who: ABA President Michael S. Greco, Members of the Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements and the Separation of Powers Doctrine

What: Release of ABA Task Force report on presidential signing statements

When: July 24, 10 a.m.

Where: National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C.