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We Have a Duty: The Supreme Court and the Watergate Tapes Litigation

We Have a Duty: The Supreme Court and the Watergate Tapes Litigation


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In June of 1972, the Democratic National Party headquarters in Washington, D.C., was the site of one of the most famous burglaries in U.S. history. The abortive Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up is reexamined in this book from the unique perspective of the Supreme Court judges, who grappled with its political and legal ramifications. Howard Ball presents the litigation in the U.S. vs. Nixon case from the inside out, analyzing the constitutional issues that faced the court and the way in which the justices worked to resolve conflicts, overcome obstacles, and arrive at an institutional opinion.

In recounting the tragedy of Watergate from the viewpoint of the judges, the book makes use of a number of important original sources, including interviews and letters from the justices. Perhaps most important in telling this story, though, are the conference notes and docket sheets of the Court members, especially those of Justices William J. Brennan, Jr., and William O. Douglas. To set the Watergate tapes litigation against the proper background, Ball also examines the role of the federal judiciary in the political system, the crucial concept of judicial review, and the Supreme Court's processes and personnel at the time of the litigation. A selected bibliography and comprehensive index conclude the work. As a unique chronicle of the Watergate scandal, this book will be a valuable resource for courses in American history, legal studies, and the Supreme Court, as well as a significant addition to academic, legal, and public libraries.



Table of Contents:

Preface
The Supreme Court in the Political System
The Watergate Scandal Unfolds
The Supreme Court in 1974: Personae, Process and Politics
The Critical Issues: Separation of Powers, Executive Privilege, and Judicial Review (Revisited)
U.S. v. Nixon, I: The Duty to Hear the Case
U.S. v. Nixon, II: Written Briefs and Oral Arguments
U.S. v. Nixon, III: The Substantive Debate among the Brethren
Executive Privilege: The Court's Fashioning of an Inherent Presidential Power
Selected Bibliography
Index



About the Author :
HOWARD BALL is Professor of Political Science and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont. He is the author of dozens of political science and law review articles and has authored or co-authored sixteen books on the Supreme Court and the judicial process, including Compromised Compliance (co-author)(Greenwood Press, 1982), and Judicial Craftsmanship or Fiat? (Greenwood, 1978).

Review :
?In this volume, the author analyzes the constitutional issues that faced the Supreme Court and how the justices resolved conflicts of the Watergate Tapes Litigation, U.S. v. Nixon. Ball bases his work on interviews and letters from justices, as well as their conference notes and docket sheets. Chapters discuss the Supreme Court in 1974, the critical issues, and the substantive debate among the justices.?-Legal Information ALERT "In this volume, the author analyzes the constitutional issues that faced the Supreme Court and how the justices resolved conflicts of the Watergate Tapes Litigation, U.S. v. Nixon. Ball bases his work on interviews and letters from justices, as well as their conference notes and docket sheets. Chapters discuss the Supreme Court in 1974, the critical issues, and the substantive debate among the justices."-Legal Information ALERT


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780313265655
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Supreme Court and the Watergate Tapes Litigation
  • ISBN-10: 0313265658
  • Publisher Date: 19 Oct 1990
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 184


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