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Quotation from United States v. Nixon by Supreme Court of the United States
“Many decisions of this Court, however, have unequivocally reaffirmed the holding of Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch 137 (1803), that "[i]t is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is."”
United States v. Nixon, Opinion of the Court (Burger, C.J.), Part IV-A (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Burger answers the President's claim that he alone may judge the scope of his confidentiality by invoking Marshall's famous sentence.
Citation: "Many decisions of this Court, however, have unequivocally reaffirmed the holding of Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch 137 (1803), that "[i]t is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is."" — Supreme Court of the United States, United States v. Nixon, Opinion of the Court (Burger, C.J.), Part IV-A (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id united-states-v-nixon-q1)
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