Word: clairs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...President: "He is submitting his position to the Court and asking us to agree with it." Jaworski was hardly in a position to say that Nixon might not comply, but Justice Marshall later invited St. Clair to clarify the matter...
...Clair: Yes, in a sense...
...Clair: In the sense that this court has the obligation to determine the law. The President also has an obligation to carry out his constitutional duties...
...Clair: This is being submitted to this court for its guidance and judgment with respect to the law. The President, on the other hand, has his obligations under the Constitution...
...question of compliance was not before the court. The Justices, operating on the longstanding presumption of acquiescence to their rulings, were properly more interested in the fundamental legal issues. They showed their interest by barraging the three attorneys with nearly 350 questions. Since the heaviest burden rested on St. Clair to prove the Sirica order invalid, the most provocative questions were aimed at the President's lawyer. In the process, St. Clair sometimes seemed trapped in the illogic of his position. His major claims...