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MLA Citation
Van Meter, Larry A., and Tim McNeese. United States V. Nixon: The Question of Executive Privilege. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publications, 2007.
Nixon claimed Executive Privilege in not releasing the tapes.
United States V. Nixon
One example of executive privilege is the case of U.S. v. Nixon. This case focused on the criminal case of President Nixon and his invoking of privilege in order to refuse to produce copies of phone calls that took place in the Oval Office.
The rule of law over executive privilege.
United States v. Nixon
Richard Nixon.
Executive privilege is permitted as long as it does not interfere with due process.
Executive privilege is permitted as long as it does not interfere with due process.
Executive privilege is permitted as long as it does not interfere with due process.
United States v. Nixon was the case that questioned executive privilege. The case was decided on July 24, 1974. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously against Nixon.
There were no dissenting opinions because the case ruled against Nixon 8-0. The concurring opinion was a collective agreement between all justices in that the tapes held criminal conduct between the President and his men as well as that Nixon's claim to absolute executive privilege was wrong. Executive privilege is a right to the president; however, it is not absolute and can be checked by the Congress or Supreme Court.
On March 8, 1972, President Nixon issued Executive Order 11652. Two months later, David Young, a Nixon appointee was asked by Congress to testify on the new order. The White House invoked executive privilege to deny Congress the information. The irony of this was that the executive order was supposed to help reduce secrecy.