Legal Opinion
United States v. Nixon
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 24, 1974No. 73-1766PublishedCited by 3,961 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
This litigation presents for review the denial of a motion, filed in the District Court on behalf of the President of the United States, in the case of United States v. Mitchell (D. C. Crim. No. 74-110), to quash a third-party-subpoena duces tecum issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, pursuant to Fed. Rule Crim. Proc. 17 (c). The subpoena directed the President to produce certain tape recordings and documents relating to his conversations with aides and advisers. The court rejected the President’s claims of absolute executive privilege, of lack of…
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