US+v+Nixon

Background: It involved President Richard Nixon and was important to the late stages of the Watergate scandal. It is considered a crucial precedent limiting the power of any U.S. president.

Dates: Argued July 8, 1974 Decided July 24, 1974

Outcome: 8-0 in favor of the United States

Court: Warren E Burger Court

Aftermath: This lead to limiting the power of the president when it comes to speaking the truth about certain matters of national importance. In also lead to the resignation of President Nixon and the swearing in of President Ford

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