Walter L. Nixon v. United States et al.
Decided January 13, 1993. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 91-740 · 506 U.S. 224 (1993) · Cited 369 times
Holding
Nixon’s claim that Senate Rule XI violates the Impeachment Trial Clause is nonjusticiable.
The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.
How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 5
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- Sandra Day O'Connor
Concurring · 4
- Byron Raymond White · filed a concurring opinion
- David Hackett Souter · filed a concurring opinion
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Powell v. McCormack · 395 U.S. 486 (1969)
- Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
- Coleman v. Miller · 307 U.S. 433 (1939)
- Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
- Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
- Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · 462 U.S. 919 (1983)
- Morrison v. Olson · 487 U.S. 654 (1988)
- Ex Parte Peterson · 253 U.S. 300 (1920)
- Groppi v. Leslie · 404 U.S. 496 (1972)
- United States v. Munoz-Flores · 495 U.S. 385 (1990)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton · 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
- Zivotofsky Ex Rel. Zivotofsky v. Clinton · 566 U.S. 189 (2012)
- Utah v. Evans · 536 U.S. 452 (2002)
- Vieth v. Jubelirer · 541 U.S. 267 (2004)
- Clinton v. Jones · 520 U.S. 681 (1997)
Official text
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