Legal Opinion
Nixon v. Sampson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 31, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-1518, 74-1533, and 74-1551PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
These consolidated cases present a unique controversy, the heart of which concerns the ownership of and the right to assert or waive privilege with respect to the “Presidential materials and tape-recorded conversations” 1 of the Nixon Administration.
The suits comprise the following actions : a suit by former President Richard M. Nixon (C.A. No. 74-1518) for injunctive relief and a writ of mandamus against Arthur F. Sampson, the Administrator of General Services; Philip W. Buchen, counsel to President Gerald R. Ford; . and H.…
2Cases cited79 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Moore v. AspinDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1996
- In Re Franklin National Bank Securities LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1979
- Richard Nixon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
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