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Separation Of Powers; Bill Of Attainder; Presidential Papers; Chief Executive's Right To Privacy; Nixon V. Administrator Of General Services, Patricia L. Spencer
Separation Of Powers; Bill Of Attainder; Presidential Papers; Chief Executive's Right To Privacy; Nixon V. Administrator Of General Services, Patricia L. Spencer
Akron Law Review
In addressing itself to the constitutionality of the "Presidential Recording and Materials Preservation Act," the United States Supreme Court in Nixon v. Administrator of General Services (Nixon II) ruled for the first time on the permissible extent of congressional authority to regulate the disposition of official records and papers of a former chief executive. By its action, the Court undertook to reverse two hundred years of practice by past presidents.
The Role Of Courts In Government Today, James L. Oakes
The Role Of Courts In Government Today, James L. Oakes
Akron Law Review
It is elementary constitutional law that American courts have the power of judicial review. While a case can be made (and is still sometimes made by critics of too much judicial intervention) against the courts' power to review federal actions against the Constitution or state actions contrary to the Federal Constitution or statutes, the principle of judicial review is so well ingrained in the American system that it need not be reargued here. Rather I shall examine the principal arguments counseling caution and restraint in the exercise of the power, even though some of these arguments seem to run against …