Is the President Above the Law? | United States v. Nixon

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    In episode 64 of Supreme Court Briefs, the President of the United States, Richard Nixon, doesn't want to release some secret recordings that might implicate him in the Watergate scandal.
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    Washington, D.C.
    June 17, 1972
    Five men break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Office Building. They tried to set up a wiretap and photograph confidential Democratic Party documents. However, the police caught them in the act and arrested them. Little did most know, these men were connected with the Committee for the Re-Election of the President, or CRP, or CREEP (hee hee), the organization directly tied to President Richard Nixon in order to help him get re-elected.
    Flash forward to May 1973, and thanks to multiple ongoing investigations, now more and more Americans are thinking the Nixon administration was directly linked to the Watergate break-in.
    The U.S. Senate Watergate Committee began public hearings, and the Nixon administration appointed Archibald Cox to lead a separate, independent investigation. Flash forward again to July 1973, and Americans found out that there is a new system in the White House that automatically records everything in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room. In other words, if Nixon was in on the Watergate break-in or even if he just knew about it and was trying to cover it up, there could be evidence of it in the recordings. Cox, as well as the Senate, immediately subpoenaed the White House recordings, or required that they be submitted to court as evidence. However, Nixon refused to release them, citing his “executive privilege” as the president. He even ordered Cox to drop his subpoena, and after Cox refused, Nixon had him fired. Not a good look there, Nixon.
    But the investigations only picked up. In what eventually became known as The Watergate Scandal, a total of 69 people were indicted and 48 people convicted for either participating in, aiding in, or covering up information about the Watergate break-in. MANY of these folks were top Nixon administration officials. By early 1974, it seemed pretty clear that President Nixon had at least known about the Watergate break-in and tried to cover it up. However, there was little solid evidence, and Nixon had still refused to give up the recordings.

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  • @iammrbeat
    @iammrbeat  10 месяцев назад +19

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  • @HiramUlyssesSimpsonGrant
    @HiramUlyssesSimpsonGrant 2 года назад +790

    You totally left out the fact that famous long distance runner and Shrimp restaurant entrepreneur Forrest Gump was the one who called the cops on the guys who broke into the Watergate hotel

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +166

      Don't worry, I'll bring it up in my upcoming Watergate video ;)

    • @shrimpflea
      @shrimpflea Год назад +18

      Yeah, and not in fact an African American securty guard.

    • @ash_11117
      @ash_11117 Год назад +18

      @@shrimpfleawhy do you have to specify his race?

    • @darrendawson4800
      @darrendawson4800 Год назад +2

      😀😃😅🤣

    • @cccalennn
      @cccalennn 11 месяцев назад

      @@ash_11117 probably one of the "woke" people who think everything is racially motivated. i'm black and i dont have any issue with forrest finding the CRP people instead of a cop who happens to of negro race

  • @ashleighstratmann7783
    @ashleighstratmann7783 2 года назад +519

    This is really interesting. Since Nixon avoided impeachment and Ford pardoned him, it never occured to me that there might been other cases on Nixon involving the Watergate Scandal. But it makes sense that the Supreme Court would step in to get those tapes.

    • @Estarfigam
      @Estarfigam 2 года назад +8

      I was not around when it happened, but I think Ford pardoning Nixon was the right call, so the nation could heal. I still however think Nixon was responsible for Watergate and the man feared the election would have been stolen from him like he believed during Kennedy. If that happened, I do not know for certain, but Nixion believed that.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 года назад +33

      @@Estarfigam
      Pardoning also implies an acceptance of guilt, so it could also be spun as still saying what Nixon did was wrong

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +64

      And don't forget the Pentagon Papers case. The Court perhaps was biased against Nixon, tbh

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 года назад +17

      @@iammrbeat
      Because of when Nixon tried discrediting the whistleblower, that might have biased the Supreme Court a bit?
      I mean, sure, but in either case Nixon was in the wrong, so the Court’s collective distaste for Tricky Dick was well-earned

    • @ashleighstratmann7783
      @ashleighstratmann7783 2 года назад +7

      @@iammrbeat I don't blame the court for being bias on Nixon if they were. According to Professor Dave (youtube channel), Nixon been up to shady stuff since he ran for president after Lyndon B. Johnson that would of been unconstitutional/illegal if proven. Possibly even before that. I wouldn't be surprise there were people trying to find evidence that would stick even by the constitution for a while, and when watergate scandal happen and it was discovered there was tapes, they saw it as their chance and jumped for it.

  • @channelname4238
    @channelname4238 2 года назад +307

    The President is a public official that we elected. I think everything he does should be held under public scrutiny for the duration that he is in office. This will put a lot of pressure on him, but that's what being a world leader entails.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +50

      I agree

    • @davidnotonstinnett
      @davidnotonstinnett 2 года назад +20

      Him or her*
      While all US presidents have been men, that isn’t a requirement for the office.

    • @MappingRobloxAnimations
      @MappingRobloxAnimations 2 года назад

      @@davidnotonstinnett i bet an entire video that there will not be a "she" president

    • @trueblade3636
      @trueblade3636 2 года назад

      @@davidnotonstinnett who cares white knight. You know what Channel Name meant

    • @trueblade3636
      @trueblade3636 2 года назад +2

      Agree. There should always be transparency

  • @BloxLogics
    @BloxLogics 2 года назад +242

    nixon’s whole story as a president is always so interesting to me, this was a really good video (as usual lol)

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +45

      Thank you! I plan to eventually make a video about Nixon's life, and look for a Watergate video soon!

    • @uncrazy2614
      @uncrazy2614 2 года назад +11

      Nixon is very in middle for me. There some things I like about him, yet there are other things that he did. Which I disliked about him.

    • @BloxLogics
      @BloxLogics 2 года назад +1

      @@iammrbeat looking forward to it!!

    • @WillACarpenter
      @WillACarpenter 9 месяцев назад

      @@uncrazy2614 what's there to like? He's a liar and a crook and a coward.

  • @EpicnessYeet
    @EpicnessYeet 2 года назад +140

    It is truly captivating how everyday citizens of the USA felt about the scandal of Watergate, and it was truly sad for Nixon to mess up like that to win the election even if most people were gonna already vote for him (as they did in our timeline).

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +25

      True

    • @DugrozReports
      @DugrozReports 2 года назад +8

      Our timeline???

    • @tamilly7941
      @tamilly7941 2 года назад +2

      @@iammrbeat it the Channelaut affair went to the public it would finished him and charged for treason. So Watergate was just the tip of the iceberg

    • @Adski975
      @Adski975 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@DugrozReportsWake up, Dugroz.

  • @johngoode3509
    @johngoode3509 2 года назад +56

    In the UK we have a similar problem with leaders being above the law.... I can't believe its a debate if they should not be above the law! They lead a country, they have more responsibility to that country.
    If leaders can break the law without inconvenience then we might as well have autocratic monarchs

    • @luisandrade2254
      @luisandrade2254 2 года назад +1

      I don’t think anyone thinks they should be above the law but some things relating to security are important to keep private

    • @MuhammadFarukh
      @MuhammadFarukh 2 года назад +3

      I think the old saying that power corrupts should be applied to any position of power. The sad thing is, they delude and fool us into giving them power.

    • @onespicysauce6599
      @onespicysauce6599 2 года назад +6

      @@MuhammadFarukh Then they pretend that they’re ‘just like us’ to get our sympathy 🤦‍♂️

    • @nathandennis8078
      @nathandennis8078 2 месяца назад

      Your monarch is above the law technically

    • @joshuaharper2624
      @joshuaharper2624 2 месяца назад

      @@nathandennis8078 hence a lot of people think we shouldn't have one

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    @moses4769 2 года назад +133

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      That's amazing. Thank YOU

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    @ninjawarrior8994 2 года назад +28

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    @LOLquendoTV 2 года назад +86

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    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +14

      Thank you so much. I do enjoy making them.

  • @titansfan4215
    @titansfan4215 2 года назад +58

    Always excited for new videos, keep up great work Mr. Beat!
    I live in Nashville and I’m planning on visiting Shiloh Battlefield this spring/summer. Your videos have really gotten me into history lately.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +18

      That's amazing. My friend loved the Shiloh site when he went a few years back

  • @quintessences
    @quintessences 8 месяцев назад +5

    These trump indictment cases are gonna be interesting to see what precedent occurs

  • @calebprice218
    @calebprice218 2 года назад +30

    Love these supreme court briefs. I really think you do a great job explaining everything and staying unbiased.

  • @timbuktuesday
    @timbuktuesday 2 года назад +19

    This is very nice timing. I’ve got a debate project over this case, so it was helpful for me to understand it

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +2

      Well good luck on your debate!

  • @nicholasstafford1756
    @nicholasstafford1756 2 года назад +15

    Love SCB Mr Beat, was waiting for this one! You're also the reason I got into American history and politics

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +3

      That's amazing. Thank you Nicholas!

  • @kimjohnson8471
    @kimjohnson8471 2 года назад +9

    I grew up during this time. As a 10 year old, the only thing I associates with Watergate was that the hearings canceled afternoon cartoons (no Cartoon Network). Thank you for the charity almost 50 years later!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +4

      Well stay tuned for a Watergate video coming in a month or two!

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      @dictatorofcanada4238 2 года назад

      @@iammrbeat 😳

  • @drunkchunkfunk6950
    @drunkchunkfunk6950 2 года назад +1

    Most underrated series on your channel, it is so interesting how these cases play out.

  • @alejandrobolanos4655
    @alejandrobolanos4655 2 года назад +1

    I'm glad you kept making Supreme Court Briefs!

  • @michaelrivas7006
    @michaelrivas7006 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for making Supreme Court Briefs. The best history teacher I’ve ever had :)

  • @fattyamerican3216
    @fattyamerican3216 2 года назад +22

    You make some of my favorite U.S history videos thank you Mr. Beat.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +5

      I appreciate the kind words and you watching!

  • @TangledUpInBlue631
    @TangledUpInBlue631 2 месяца назад +2

    This case regarding executive privilege is especially pertinent in 2024. At least Justice Rehnquist had the decency to recuse himself. Thanks, Mr. Beat.

  • @albert_orange_007
    @albert_orange_007 2 года назад +5

    Great vid. Too bad this wasn’t already out when I was working on my Watergate project in 7th grade. Love seeing your briefs!

  • @cameronbray6646
    @cameronbray6646 2 года назад +8

    Great video. Love your Supreme Court Briefs for covering a tough subject with objectivity and dry wit

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Cameron!

  • @alonkatz4633
    @alonkatz4633 2 года назад +5

    I was hoping you would do this one now! Great job.

  • @beckhambrooklynpenza1708
    @beckhambrooklynpenza1708 2 года назад

    Benn waiting for this for a long time, amazing video as always

  • @jairocorrales7370
    @jairocorrales7370 2 года назад +5

    The more and more I see this series of videos, the MORE I realize how powerful the Supreme Court is.

  • @jacksonbangs6603
    @jacksonbangs6603 Год назад +8

    Sounds alot like former president Donald J Trump trying to use Executive Privilege for his own personal benefit.

  • @InternetThings
    @InternetThings 2 года назад +6

    Interesting! had to learn about this in my Government class!

  • @camradetv8122
    @camradetv8122 2 года назад +25

    Presidents make the law and they must follow the law. If the government won't follow the laws they make, that's authoritarian.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +5

      Well put!

    • @Jakamakala
      @Jakamakala 2 года назад +4

      Congress makes the law. Unfortunately, in modern times Congress has become more lock step sycophantic with their party's president, current or former.

    • @KingMonkeyMon
      @KingMonkeyMon 2 года назад +3

      @@Jakamakala yep pretty much there is no head guy its why we have 3 branches of government just without the checks and balances of past.

  • @coreymann7725
    @coreymann7725 2 года назад +5

    Love your vids, I've learnt so much about US history that I never knew about as a brit but find fascinating, keep doing you!!!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +2

      That's awesome. Thank you Corey!

  • @leonardo.diCATio
    @leonardo.diCATio Год назад

    This was just showed in my 12th grade US history class, and I was so excited because I already watched this channel at home!

  • @marcosokajimajr.1709
    @marcosokajimajr.1709 2 года назад

    Yes! Briefs are back in the town!

  • @KeyLimePunk
    @KeyLimePunk 2 года назад +1

    Ooooooooh I’ve been waiting for another Supreme Court Briefs. These are my favorite!!!

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    @EagleGamer_ 2 года назад +29

    I love this series so much thanks for bringing it back

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +8

      Thank you, and more to come this year!

  • @wazedrifty
    @wazedrifty 2 года назад

    i just had a homework based on this and i don't do well with reading long passages on it so this helped so much. thanks a lot!! :)

  • @drphilsforehead9905
    @drphilsforehead9905 2 года назад +3

    I get a half day from school and mr beat releases a president video! I've been blessed by the heavens

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      President video + Supreme Court Briefs :) and thank you!

  • @iguzman3064
    @iguzman3064 2 года назад

    The Glorious return of the series

  • @LKS._.
    @LKS._. 2 года назад +6

    YES! Finally a supreme court episode. Love ’em!

    • @LKS._.
      @LKS._. 2 года назад +1

      Through these series i’ve learnt a whole lot about the US constitution and ammendments so i’m grateful for these series. Thanks from Sweden

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      @@LKS._. Well thanks for watching them!

  • @unoriginalclips9923
    @unoriginalclips9923 2 года назад

    Another video from my favorite mr beat series, thank you mr beat

  • @raymond-reviews
    @raymond-reviews 2 года назад +17

    Watergate tarnished Nixon’s reputation, but sometimes I wonder how he would be remembered in the present had those men never gotten caught & Nixon got to serve out his second term.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +12

      Nixon wasn't as bad as most people think he was

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 2 года назад +1

      Thankfully, Forrest Gump dropped a dime on them.

    • @mrsatire9475
      @mrsatire9475 2 года назад

      If he never got caught, he would have had more than 2 terms

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 2 года назад +1

      @@mrsatire9475 You mean like in the bad timeline in "Back to the Future 2"? He was even seeking to run for a 5th term!

    • @Gabriel-hy8be
      @Gabriel-hy8be 2 года назад +1

      @@Compucles In the Watchmen timeline Nixon won 5 presidential elections. But Robert Redford defeated him in 1988.

  • @ryleynadhir4685
    @ryleynadhir4685 2 года назад +4

    Woah. Never expected to see a former U.S. Prez on this series. Good job, Mr. Beat

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      Thanks, and maybe it will give it more clicks 😄

  • @YTfancol
    @YTfancol 2 года назад +1

    Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Mreasyplay2
    @Mreasyplay2 2 года назад

    Yay, new episode of Supreeeeme Court Briefs!

  • @mcnothing2457
    @mcnothing2457 2 года назад +7

    Thank you for doing another episode! I was worried SCB was cancelled :)

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      Hopefully it will never be cancelled 🙃

  • @stuffedcinema7374
    @stuffedcinema7374 2 года назад +5

    I love supreme court briefs! :-)
    You should make a video on Nix v. Hedden, the supreme court case that determined tomatoes are legally classified as vegetables

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +3

      I already made a video about Nix v. Hedden!

  • @Nimish204
    @Nimish204 2 года назад +3

    I know you don't get as many views for this series than your other videos. But this is certainly my favourite series.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +3

      Well thank you for watching!

  • @jaidenwbr
    @jaidenwbr 2 года назад +1

    I've been waiting for this.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      I'm sorry to keep you waiting!

    • @jaidenwbr
      @jaidenwbr 2 года назад +1

      That's ok!

  • @archivesoffantasy5560
    @archivesoffantasy5560 2 года назад +1

    Hi Mr. Beat, watching from the U.K., please could you make a video explaining the President’s power to pardon, the process involved and the history behind it

  • @Compucles
    @Compucles 2 года назад +4

    The Judicial Branch can't interfere in a matter of the Executive Branch? That argument goes against the entire Constitutional system of "checks and balances."

  • @theroughsketchartist1415
    @theroughsketchartist1415 2 года назад +1

    What a great birthday present, great video!

  • @sirjuly2791
    @sirjuly2791 2 года назад

    Great story with relevant aspects today!!

  • @mhm8226
    @mhm8226 2 года назад

    We're literally learning about this in my Advanced History class. This is awesome.

  • @IntrovertedOreo
    @IntrovertedOreo 2 года назад +7

    I can never not look at Nixon without thinking of Futurama's version of him 😂 great video!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      haha and I had to sneak that in there. Futurama is such a great show

  • @setflavius8049
    @setflavius8049 Год назад +1

    "Yeah, sir, you might want to send a maintenance man over to that office across the way. The lights are off, and they must be looking for a fuse box, 'cause them flashlights, they're keepin me awake."

  • @serdarcite
    @serdarcite 2 года назад +2

    Actually justices Burger and Blackmun while agreeing with the majority on limiting executive privelege, believed that the special prosecutor lacked standing to sue Nixon. Their fear from the possibility of Nixon's defying a non-unanimous decision played a part in their vote. Steven J. Abrams further explains this 'game' in his book Game Theory And the Humanities.

  • @knightshade2654
    @knightshade2654 2 года назад +13

    One of the biggest questions that I have is how we would view the Nixon presidency if Nixon was not so paranoid and criminal. I actually like many of his policies and miss his style of conservatism, but he destroyed his legacy and the trust of the American people in the presidency for years.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +14

      Agreed, the older I get the more I think Nixon wasn't so bad after all

    • @abrahamlincoln937
      @abrahamlincoln937 2 года назад +1

      @@iammrbeat You ranked Nixon as the 5th worst president in American history back in 2018 and in the F tier in your presidential tier list in 2020.

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 2 года назад +4

      Yeah, wasn't Nixon considered a very good President before Watergate? There are good reasons he was reelected in a landslide, after all. I've even heard people argue that he belongs on both lists of Best and Worst U.S. Presidents.

    • @captainfangle2245
      @captainfangle2245 2 года назад +2

      I think he was slightly above average but not a good person and a criminal as a republican I couldn’t stand him

    • @tamilly7941
      @tamilly7941 2 года назад

      Remember how he beat Humphrey in the 68' election, it was helped by a dirty job with his campaign manager Kissinger etc in ilegal talks to avoid peace in Vietnam

  • @tannerpost9154
    @tannerpost9154 2 года назад

    Do a video on the party switch next! Would love to hear your take on it.

  • @iammrbeat
    @iammrbeat  2 года назад +83

    Which Supreme Court case should I cover for this series next?
    Go to www.blinkist.com/mrbeat and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership.

    • @moses4769
      @moses4769 2 года назад +4

      Richard "I'm not a crook" Nixon

    • @Snowboi1963
      @Snowboi1963 2 года назад

      @@moses4769 good one!

    • @d1sney_fanboy615
      @d1sney_fanboy615 2 года назад +3

      this might be very contoversial but i would like to see a video on trump, or a video comparing denmark to some other scandinavian country.

    • @alonkatz4633
      @alonkatz4633 2 года назад +5

      Mahanoy Area School District v B.L, in honor of Justice Breyer

    • @EagleGamer_
      @EagleGamer_ 2 года назад +4

      Riley v. California

  • @abrahamlincoln937
    @abrahamlincoln937 2 года назад

    Mr. Beat, you’re so close to reaching 100 million views on this channel!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      Wowness! I always appreciate your support, by the way!

    • @abrahamlincoln937
      @abrahamlincoln937 2 года назад

      @@iammrbeat And I always appreciate your videos!

  • @daemonsecrest1655
    @daemonsecrest1655 11 месяцев назад +1

    You should make a book on some of the supreme court cases

  • @promiscuous5761
    @promiscuous5761 2 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @ugoewulonu4936
    @ugoewulonu4936 2 года назад

    Omg, I watched All The Presidents Men for the first time a few weeks ago and was thinking you should do an episode of Supreme Court Briefs about Nixon!
    How did you learn to read minds?

  • @keithwolschleger2411
    @keithwolschleger2411 2 года назад

    Good video Mr. Beat

  • @PLATOLOSOPHY
    @PLATOLOSOPHY 2 года назад +17

    As a conservative, I cringe when my peers suggest Nixon wasn’t corrupt

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +29

      I hate to be so cynical, but most politicians have been corrupt to a certain extent.

    • @frenchguy8375
      @frenchguy8375 2 года назад

      I like nixon from everything I hear about him but the Gerald ford pardoning him just isnt right

  • @Qualltoxy
    @Qualltoxy 2 года назад +1

    Future video idea: US Supreme Court and European Court of Justice compared (how they operate, how much and which powers they have, how judges get appointed, for how long, etc.).

  • @Me-dp9jz
    @Me-dp9jz 7 месяцев назад +1

    You should do the Supreme Court case us Nixon next

  • @TPChatter
    @TPChatter 2 года назад +45

    Thanks as usual for this video Mr. Beat, I've never really mastered down the entire Nixon resignation, and this helped a lot.
    But wait a second, I thought Nixon wasn't a crook? He said it himself on live TV!
    Just kidding, of course!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +16

      haha hey just a heads up, I have a full blown Watergate video planned for next month!

    • @TPChatter
      @TPChatter 2 года назад +6

      @@iammrbeat Yes! Can't wait for it!

  • @Durandalite
    @Durandalite 2 года назад

    Just recently watched "All the President's Men"; great movie. I had no idea how large Watergate really was.

  • @cozycherry1790
    @cozycherry1790 2 года назад

    One of the Spiciest/Interesting Supreme Court Brief to date!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад

      ha! well it was a big one

  • @robbielewis4740
    @robbielewis4740 2 года назад +3

    Hey Mr. Beat. I dont think this video shows up in your video feed, however it does show up in the supreme court briefs playlist

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +2

      I did that on purpose for the folks who follow the playlist :)

  • @trevinbeattie4888
    @trevinbeattie4888 2 года назад

    I remember a political cartoon from the 70’s titled something like “Nixon and the Incredible Vanishing Tapes” which showed Nixon holding a tape reel in each hand with short fragments of tape suspended between them. Sadly I can’t find a copy of this one online; I don’t recall if it was in a local newspaper or Mad Magazine.

  • @Toshineko
    @Toshineko 2 года назад +2

    Nixon: ''Just to let you guys know that I am NOT a crook!''
    Supreme Court: ''You sure about that, Nixon?''
    Nixon: *Sweats profusely*

  • @p.goldman1885
    @p.goldman1885 2 года назад +1

    Well done, Mr. Beat..."I am not a crook", how about those "Tapes with missing sections"? The ONLY U.S. President to resign, Quit...He knew he was going to get the AX...Great job/Great content.

  • @royally-legal
    @royally-legal 2 года назад

    2:49-2:51 * walls actually close in * CLEVER, animation actually made me laugh aloud

  • @adamskimarlattrm
    @adamskimarlattrm 2 года назад

    You should consider In re: Gault. It was one of only a few Supreme Court decisions that addressed the civil rights of children. It is very interesting.

  • @Dingbat42069
    @Dingbat42069 Год назад

    More briefs please!

  • @therongjr
    @therongjr 2 года назад

    2:03 - nice

  • @ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty
    @ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty 2 года назад +1

    My list of who I side with in every Supreme Court Briefs episode so far:
    Gregg v. Georgia: I side with Gregg
    Terry v. Ohio: I side with Terry
    West Virginia BOE v. Barnette: I side with Barnette
    Brandenburg v. Ohio: I reluctantly side with Brandenburg
    D.C. v. Heller: I side with D.C.
    Roe v. Wade: I side with Roe
    McCulloch v. Maryland: I side with McCulloch
    Engel v. Vitale: I side with Engel
    Morse v. Frederick: I side with Frederick
    Nix v. Hedden: I side with Nix
    Miranda v. Arizona: I side with Miranda
    Brown v. BOE: I side with Brown
    Texas v. Johnson: I side with Johnson
    Gideon v. Wainwright: I side with Gideon
    Citizens United v. FEC: I side with FEC
    Dred Scott v. Sandford: I side with Dred Scott
    Obergefell v. Hodges: I side with Obergefell
    Debs v. United States: I side with Debs
    ABC v. Aereo: I side with Aereo
    Graham v. Connor: I side with Graham
    Gibbons v. Ogden: Gibbons
    FCC v. Pacifica Foundation: I side with Pacifica Foundation
    Westside Community BOE v. Mergens: I side with Mergens
    United States v. Windsor: I side with Windsor
    Texas v. White: I side with Texas
    Loving v. Virginia: I side with Loving
    Crawford v. Washington: I side with Crawford
    New York Times Co. v. United States: I side with New York Times Co.
    Plyer v. Doe: I side with Doe
    Sony v. Universal: I side with Sony
    Tinker v. Des Moines: I side with Tinker
    Worcester v. Georgia: I side with Worcester
    FCC v. ABC: I side with ABC
    Mapp v. Ohio: I side with Mapp
    Salinas v. Texas: I side with Salinas
    United States v. Miller: I side with United States
    Buck v. Bell: I side with Buck
    Korematsu v. United States: I side with Korematsu
    United States v. The Amistad: I side with The Amistad
    Maryland v. King: I side with King
    Bush v. Gore: I side with Gore
    Impression Products v. Lexmark: I side with Impression Products
    United States v. Wong Kim Ark: I side with Wong Kim Ark
    Marbury v. Madison: I side with Marbury
    Shaw v. Reno: I reluctantly side with Reno
    Wisconsin v. Yoder: I side with Yoder
    Regents of the University of California v. Bakke: I side with Bakke
    U.S Term Limits v. Thornton: I side with Thornton
    The Scottsboro Boys Cases: I side with the Scottsboro Boys
    Kelo v. New London: I side with Kelo
    Murphy v. NCAA: I side with Murphy
    Plessy v. Ferguson: I side with Plessy
    The Slaughterhouse Cases: I side with the Butchers
    New Jersey v. T.L.O: I side with T.L.O
    Jacobson v. Massachusetts: I side with Massachusetts
    Katz v. United States: I side with Katz
    Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier: I side with Kuhlmeier
    Shelby County v. Holder: I side with Holder
    Griswold v. Connecticut: I side with Griswold
    Lemon v. Kurtzman: I side with Lemon
    The Insular Cases: I side with DeLima, Downes, Gonzalez and Balzac
    Planned Parenthood v. Casey: I side with Planned Parenthood
    Hustler Magazine v. Falwell: I side with Hustler Magazine
    United States v. Nixon: I side with United States

  • @ashtoncollins868
    @ashtoncollins868 Год назад +1

    President During this time: Self-Explanatory
    Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger
    Argued July 8, 1974
    Decided July 24, 1974
    Case Duration: 16 Days
    Decision: 8-0 in favor of United States

  • @crsntmoon744
    @crsntmoon744 2 года назад

    Can you make a ranking of state economys video?

  • @patrickwhittle5184
    @patrickwhittle5184 2 года назад

    United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind and Ozawa v. United States?
    Also great video as always Mr Beat.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      Thank you, and I hadn't heard of both those cases!

  • @brennanchamplin9405
    @brennanchamplin9405 Год назад +1

    I know that Warren Burger was the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court during the US Supreme Court Case
    United States v. Nixon

  • @khorkienjoo5292
    @khorkienjoo5292 2 года назад

    0:35 True, so true!

  • @Meymeyjuice
    @Meymeyjuice 2 года назад +1

    I love you mr beat

  • @PandaXplosion
    @PandaXplosion 2 года назад +1

    Babe, wake up. Mr. Beat posted a new Supreme Court brief video.

  • @twed0
    @twed0 2 года назад

    Great video, SCOTUS cases were always my favorite in Civics class and this takes me right back there.

  • @DMH-bt2zo
    @DMH-bt2zo 2 года назад

    I’ve been wondering for years of what exactly watergate is and how it brought Nixon down, this is the first time in 19 years that I finally known the truth.
    Thank you Mr. Beat, you could’ve save my life during my history test.

  • @PikeProductions23
    @PikeProductions23 2 года назад +4

    I kind of hope there is another scandal involving the Watergate Hotel so we can call it Watergate-gate

  • @samkawer
    @samkawer 2 года назад +2

    Nobody is above the law

  • @darkchocolate3390
    @darkchocolate3390 2 года назад +1

    Very convenient timing with the release of this video Mr Beat.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      I didn't plan it out that way tbh

  • @ryelyndesch1018
    @ryelyndesch1018 2 года назад

    I’ve watched and liked every single supreme court brief

  • @jamesmmcgill
    @jamesmmcgill 2 года назад +1

    "I fought the law, and the law won."
    - Sonny Curtis

  • @SylviaRustyFae
    @SylviaRustyFae 2 года назад

    Instant clickin and echolaliaing along as you say "Supreme Court Briefs" **happyflaps**

  • @ethanstokes439
    @ethanstokes439 2 года назад +3

    Can you make a video explaining why most urban areas are liberal and most rural areas are conservative?

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +3

      I love this suggestion

  • @vonguyenchithanh1305
    @vonguyenchithanh1305 2 года назад +2

    Can you do a video about INS v. Chadha case?

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +2

      I'll look into this

  • @davidfrost2259
    @davidfrost2259 5 месяцев назад

    3:27 Did the judge say this or did the lawyer as other sources say the lawyer did?

  • @mythbuster43
    @mythbuster43 Год назад +1

    With last night's FBI raid of Mar-a-logo, this video feels very topical right now. Maybe that's why it was in my recommendations.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  Год назад +3

      And to answer the question, NO, the President is not above the law. :)

  • @godturtle6274
    @godturtle6274 2 года назад

    Please do the recent case on The Boston marathon bombers death penalty. As a Massachusetts citizen that day was horrific

  • @bernardtassart7225
    @bernardtassart7225 2 года назад +1

    I love your videos and your great scarstic kind of humour!!! it's reassuring when someone knows his own history and the true story that is!!! let's keep the...beat on!!!! greetings from Belgium ✌️🍻✅

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Bernard 🙂