Supreme Court rules 7-2 in Nixon v. Administrator of General Services that the government owns Nixon's records

The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Nixon v. Administrator of General Services (433 U.S. 425) that the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act was constitutional, rejecting Nixon's challenge on five grounds. Justice William Brennan wrote the majority, holding the Act did not violate separation of powers, presidential privilege, privacy rights, First Amendment rights, or the Bill of Attainder Clause. The ruling established that presidential records belong to the public and that Congress may legislate to preserve them.