Among other, serious defects in this legislation is its substitution of institutionally unqualified federal judges for executive branch officials with respect to the task of determining whether source disclosure would be in the 'public interest.
"There are probably some fights where if people had those figures there would have been less disagreeing with the judges, " said Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
The recent decision pertaining to the appointment of judges once again sparked a conflict between the judiciary and the legislative and executive branches.
Executive privilege refers to a president's authority to refuse to comply with some demands from lawmakers and judges to turn over documents and other materials.
The judges said that even if that were the case, the Governor of Florida and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency could decide to reduce any sentence.