Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison Story by Ken Hughes ...

United States (1971), New York Times co-counsel Floyd Abrams and attorney Ted Olson talked about President Nixon's reaction to the New York Times' publication of the Pentagon Papers.

Meanwhile, Mr Smith is using the 1974 Supreme Court case United States v Nixon to argue that he should not be.

In Trump v. United States, the Court failed to do this and also failed to live up to America’s highest ideals: nonpartisan justice and the rule of law.

This essay provides a road map of the core legal issues in Trump v. United States as I see them. It is just a road map; I do not opine on how the Court should resolve most of the issues in the case.

President Gerald Ford’s pardon of former President Richard Nixon 50 years ago is seen as a damaging precedent establishing presidential impunity. Now, the Supreme Court has affirmed that impunity.

Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison Story by Ken Hughes ...