Legal Opinion
Richard Nixon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 17, 1992No. 92-5021PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
In 1974, Congress passed the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act (“PRMPA” or “the Act”), which severely restricted former President Nixon’s rights to his presidential papers.1 Alleging that PRMPA constituted a taking, Mr. Nixon sued for just compensation under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.2 The District Court held that Mr. Nixon held his presidential papers as “a trustee for the American People” and,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- Porter v. ShahCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Dennis Melancon v. City of New Orleans, etCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
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