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The Court ruled that the President does not have absolute executive privilege to withhold information from the judicial branch in a criminal case. The case involved subpoenas for audio tapes of Nixon's Oval Office conversations in the Watergate scandal.
United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court unanimously ordered President Richard Nixon to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials related to the Watergate scandal to a federal district court.
The Supreme Court ruled that the President cannot claim executive privilege to withhold evidence in a criminal prosecution, but only in other situations. The case involved a subpoena for tapes and documents related to the Watergate scandal and the President's conversations with his staff.
Learn about the 1974 Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege and ordered President Nixon to release tapes related to the Watergate scandal. Find case summaries, background information, vocabulary, and activities for students and teachers.
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The Supreme Court rejected President Nixon's claim of absolute privilege to withhold subpoenaed tapes and documents related to Watergate. It set a standard of \"demonstrated specific need\" for criminal evidence and clarified the boundaries of executive privilege.
Apr 19, 2017 · Learn about the Supreme Court case that determined the scope of presidential privilege in criminal trials. Find out how the Court ruled on Nixon's claim of confidentiality and what evidence he had to produce.
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Jul 24, 2014 · On July 24, 1974, the Supreme Court ruled against President Nixon's claim of executive privilege and ordered the release of the Watergate tapes. The tapes revealed Nixon's involvement in the cover-up and led to his resignation two weeks later.
