u.s. v. nixon? no, i have called it one of the four greatest moments in supreme court history, u.s. v. richard nixon. you have. and that s exactly what i want to get to because you have also in another context as we talked about yesterday in a roundtable in 1999 volunteered unprompted that maybe nixon was wrongly decided. do you think u.s. v. nixon was wrongly decided? i have said it was one of the four greatest decisions, and correct decisions, in terms of the specific regulation at issue in the case and the court s holding in the context of a criminal trial subpoena that the subpoena for the information, the tapes, was enforceable in that context. and that s what i have said before publicly about the nixon case. and that you would agree that it was correctly decided? did i just hear you right? of course, when i say it s one of the great when i say something is the greatest, that
archibald cox, he obstructed justice or the firing itself violated the constitution. it s important for you to know your views on nixon as well. i want to know what you think about the constitution and if it prohibits restrictions on the president s ability to fire a special prosecutor. my views are what the precedent says. in other words, i follow the precedent. the precedent of the supreme court in u.s. v. nixon case did apply that regulation judge, that was unanimous? it was, 8-0. are you aware of any justice questioning the decision? no. i ve called it one of the four greatest moments in supreme court history, u.s. v. nixon. you. have that s what i want to get to. you in another context as we
justifiable harlan and not trying to compare myself in any way to him. but i thought that was a good model for a federal judge just to score the independence because we are not supposed to participate in political activities. go to rallies, give money and that kind of thing it seemed to me that voting is a very personal expression of your policy belief in many ways. by it, i mean roe v. wade and planned parenthood vs. casey. been reaffirmed many times. casey is precedent on precedent which itself is an important factor. feinstein also asked whether or not a sitting president could be subpoenaed and of course judge kavanaugh said sorry, senator, can t give you an answer that s hypothetical. on the issue of judicial independence here s what jawnge had to say. i have repeatedly called u.s. v. nixon one of the four greatest moments in supreme court history. it s one of the greatest moments because of the political pressures of the time. the court stood up for
but i ve said nixon was one of the four greatest moments in supreme court history. i ve written that several times before including 1999. the context of that, if you want to know, was a roundtable with me and some lawyers who had represented the clinton administration. we were just talking, reflecting on the independent counsel investigation. my point to them, they were concerned that the subpoenas that were enforced by the courts during the starr independence counsel investigation had weakened the presidency. that was the position of the clinton lawyers. i said well, we were just following u.s. shepard: a quick commercial breaks and the hearings will continue after on fox news channel. for mom, the nation s largest senior-living referral service. for the past five years, i ve spoken with hundreds of families and visited senior-care communities around the country. and i ve got to tell you, today s senior-living communities
have up there is incorrect. but i ve so. but i ve said nixon was one of the four greatest moments in supreme court history. i ve written that several times before, including in 1980 you have. 99. the context of that, if you want to know, was a roundtable with me and some lawyers who had represented the clinton administration. we were just talking, reflecting on the independent counsel investigation. and my point to them, they were concerned that the subpoenas that were enforced by the courts during the star independent counsel investigation had weakened the presidency. that was the position of the clinton lawyers. and i said, well, we were just following u.s. v. nixon. that was my position. so my position was, either you re wrong or nixon s wrong, to the clinton lawyers. and that s the context of that comment, the tone of voice there makes the printed words look much different from how they were intended. and i think that s been