What are the main facts?

  • This case is a left off of of the watergate scandal.
  • Nixon had recording of all the phone calls about the robery at watergate. external image images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRX4Pc9hzKT7OnwH1ry-I6ADuRubYZ8N5u_F-c4WqnJGKh-LQBT
  • If nixon gave those recordings up he would have had to step down.
  • Nixon kept refusing to give the recordings up.
  • Once he did he had to step down from his presedency.

‍‍‍‍‍What law is invovlved?

  • The law of exutive privallege

‍‍‍‍‍What part of the Constitution is involved?

Article 1 and 2

‍‍State language from #3 that applies...

Article 1 section 3 and article 2 section 1.

‍‍‍‍‍What is the issue(s) in this case? Whether or not...

The issue in this case is that Nixon would not give up the tapes to show that he was guilty for the watergate scandal

‍‍‍‍‍What precedent case(s) support your side?



‍‍‍‍‍What did the Supreme Court decide?

The supreme court decided this was unconstituinol and made him step down from his presedincy

‍‍‍‍‍Why did the Supreme court decide as it did?

They decided this because it was unconstituinol and they didnot want a president like this whom they cant trust.

‍‍‍Which contemporary issues relate to this case?

The watergate scandal