UNITED STATES v. NIXON

No. 73-1766.

418 U.S. 683 (1974)

UNITED STATES v. NIXON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided July 24, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Jaworski and Philip A. Lacovara argued the cause and filed briefs for the United States in both cases.

James D. St. Clair argued the cause for the President in both cases. With him on the briefs were Charles Alan Wright, Leonard Garment, Michael A. Sterlacci, Jerome J. Murphy, Loren A. Smith, James R. Prochnow, Theodore J. Garrish, James J. Tansey, and Larry G. Gutterridge. William Snow Frates, Andrew C. Hall, Spencer H. Boyer, and Henry H. Jones filed a brief for respondent Ehrlichman in No. 73-1766. John M. Bray filed a brief for respondent Strachan in No. 73-1766.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This litigation presents for review the denial of a motion, filed in the District Court on behalf of the President of the United States, in the case of United States v. Mitchell (D. C. Crim. No. 74-110), to quash a third-party subpoena duces tecum issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, pursuant to Fed. Rule Crim. Proc. 17 (c). The subpoena directed the...

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