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United States v. Lovett, 328 U.S. 303; 66 S. Ct. 1073; 90 L. Ed. 1252 (1946) Facts—Lovett, Watson, and Dodd had been working for the government for several years, and the government agencies that had lawfully employed them were fully…

Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681; 117 S. Ct. 1636; 137 L. Ed. 2d 945 (1997) Facts—Paula Corbin Jones brought suit against President Bill Clinton for “‘abhorrent’ sexual advances” that he allegedly made to her in a motel when he…

Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731; 102 S. Ct. 2690; 73 L. Ed. 2d 349 (1982) Facts—Fitzgerald lost his job as a management analyst with the Air Force during the Nixon presidency after Fitzgerald was involved in a public hearing…

United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683; 94 S. Ct. 3090; 41 L. Ed. 2d 1039 (1974) Facts—As a result of the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., the investigations and subsequent…

Haig v. Agee, 453 U.S 280; 101 S. Ct. 2766; 69 L. Ed. 2d 640 (1981) Facts—Agee, an American citizen and a former employee of the CIA, an- nounced a campaign “to expose CIA officers and agents and to take…

Dames and Moore v. Regan, 453 U.S. 654; 69 L. Ed. 2d 918; 101 S. Ct. 2972 (1981) Facts—Pursuant to the International Economic Powers Act, President Carter declared a national emergency on November 14, 1979, and blocked the re- moval…

Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579; 72 S. Ct. 863; 96 L. Ed. 817 (1952) Facts—In 1951 a dispute arose between the steel companies and their employees over terms and conditions in new collective bargaining agreements.…

Rathbun, Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602; 55 S. Ct. 869; 79 L. Ed. 1611 (1935) Facts—On December 10, 1931, President Herbert Hoover nominated William E. Humphrey to succeed himself as a member of the Federal Trade Commission,…

Ex parte Grossman, 267 U.S. 87; 45 S. Ct. 332; 169 L. Ed. 527 (1925) Facts—Philip Grossman was sued for violating the National Prohibition Act. The District Court of Chicago granted an injunction against him. Two days later an information…