Nixon v. Administrator of General Services

Congress passed the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act, directing the Administrator of General Services to take custody of former President Nixon's (plaintiff's) papers and tapes, screen them for public versus private materials, and return personal materials to him, while also establishing standards for future presidents' records. Nixon challenged the Act as violating separation of powers and executive privilege (since it kept his records from being destroyed under a prior agreement), the Bill of Attainder Clause (since it named him specifically), and his personal constitutional rights.