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Presidential refusal to release evidence
“No person, not even the President of the United States, is completely above the law.”
— Chief Justice Warren Burger, 1974
The judiciary became the final check on presidential power. (Supreme Court building)
The ruling marked a constitutional turning point. (Supreme Court ruling for U.S v. Nixon)
(New York Times, 1974)
“Executive privilege… is not absolute and must yield to the fair administration of justice.”
— Congressional Research Service (CRS Report R47102)
Supreme Court limits executive privilege
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