NIXON v. U.S.

No. 92-5021.

978 F.2d 1269 (1992)

Richard NIXON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin D. Minsker, with whom Herbert J. Miller, Jr., R. Stan Mortenson and Scott L. Nelson, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Neil H. Koslowe, Sp. Litigation Counsel, Dept. of Justice, with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and David J. Anderson, Director, and John L. Jacobus, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before: EDWARDS, RUTH BADER GINSBURG and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

In 1974, Congress passed the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act ("PRMPA" or "the Act"), which severely restricted former President Nixon's rights to his presidential papers.1 Alleging that PRMPA constituted a taking, Mr. Nixon sued for just...

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