In 1978, Congress codified the American public’s ownership of certain presidential records following Richard Nixon’s effort to withhold documents and tape recordings following his resignation as president.
WASHINGTON (CN) — A recent opinion by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel opened the door to striking down a key Watergate-era statute that ensured public access to presidential records as unconstitutional and has already sparked litigation seeking to affirm the Supreme Court’s upholding of a nearly identical law.
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