Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
|
| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
93-404
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Influenced public perception of presidency
Nixon's_appeal_denied Nixon's_claims_of_privilege_were_rejected. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law
93-404 |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Nixon_claimed_executive_privilege
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
Affirmed lower court's ruling July 8, 1993 Executive privilege not absolute Justices_Stevens,_O'Connor,_Kennedy,_Souter,_Ginsburg,_Breyer,_Rehnquist,_Thomas |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
July 8, 1993 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-Watergate era
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nixon v. United States
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future executive privilege cases
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:judges |
Yes
Unanimous decision nan Majority opinion upheld lower court Nixon_required_to_comply_with_subpoenas |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Watergate_scandal
Separation of powers 506 U.S. 224 (1993) Established checks on presidential power Limits on executive power Nixon's_claims_rejected Nixon_argued_for_immunity |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Key_case_in_U.S._constitutional_law
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Strengthened judicial authority
Court_ruled_against_Nixon |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Clinton_v._Jones
Executive privilege limitations |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon
Judicial independence United_States_v._Nixon_(1974) |
| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified limits of presidential power
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
8-0
|