United States v. Nixon, 418 US 683 (1974)
Petitioner: United States, brought by Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski
Respondent: President Richard Nixon
Attorneys
James D. St. Clair (argued case for the President)
Leon Jaworski (argued case for the United States)
Philip A. Lacovara (argued case for the United States, consolidated case Nixon v. US)
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The rule of law over executive privilege.
United States v. Nixon, 418 US 683 (1974)Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote the opinion of a unanimous (8-0) Court. Justice William Rehnquist recused himself because of his close ties to the Nixon administration.[Note: The question originally asked about Nixon v. United States, a case involving appeal of impeachment of a Mississippi federal District Court judge, in 1993. See Related Questions for information about that case.]For more information about United States v. Nixon, see Related Questions, below.
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In Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000) George W. Bush was the petitioner; Al Gore was the respondent. The case involved manual ballot recounts in the State of Florida following the 2000 Presidential Election.
United States v. Nixon
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presidential powers were limited
The rule of law over executive privilege.
Nixon v. United States is not related to the case involving former President Richard Nixon.The Nixon v. US, (1993) ruling listed in United States Reports (the official volumes containing US Supreme Court opinions) is Nixon v. United States, 506 US 224 (1993). This case is not related to former President Nixon, but to an impeached Mississippi US District Court judge, Walter Nixon, who appealed the Senate's impeachment ruling to the US Supreme Court.In that case, the Court determined that impeachment proceedings are non-justiciable, and are political matters, or the province of Congress. The 1993 Nixon case set a formal precedent preventing impeached officials from appealing their impeachment in court.William Rehnquist wrote the opinion of a unanimous Court. Justices Stevens, White and Souter wrote concurring opinions.
United States v. Nixon, 418 US 683 (1974)Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote the opinion of a unanimous (8-0) Court. Justice William Rehnquist recused himself because of his close ties to the Nixon administration.[Note: The question originally asked about Nixon v. United States, a case involving appeal of impeachment of a Mississippi federal District Court judge, in 1993. See Related Questions for information about that case.]For more information about United States v. Nixon, see Related Questions, below.
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The president is accountable for obeying the law.
United States v. Nixon, 418 US 683 (1974)US v. Nixon was within the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC), the United States' federal government's capitol. The case was first heard in US District Court for the District of Columbia, under Judge John Sirica, then appealed directly to the US Supreme Court, bypassing the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The president cannot use executive privilege in order to withhold evidence from a criminal trial.
The president cannot use executive privilege in order to withhold evidence from a criminal trial.
The president cannot use executive privilege in order to withhold evidence from a criminal trial.
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