14. Constitutional question: Does the separation of powers give the president absolute power to withhold information from the other branches? Background information: After the Watergate scandal, a man named Leon Jaworski, who was charged with leading the investigation, obtained a subpoena. who ordered Nixon to relinquish the tapes and documents related to the meetings. Nixon claimed he had absolute executive privilege to protect the communications and released only some that were edited. The Supreme Court finally asked him to disclose them in full. Opinion: The Court ruled that President Nixon must release the tapes. Chief Justice Burger said absolute and unqualified privilege would undermine the judiciary's primary constitutional obligation to do justice in criminal prosecutions. The Court also held that limited executive privilege existed in areas of military or diplomatic affairs, but gave preference to the requirements of due process in the fair administration of justice.15. Constitutional QuestionUnder the 1st Amendment, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2, did the limits on election spending by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 violate the provisions on freedom of speech and association?Information General: After the Watergate scandal, Congress attempted to combat corruption in political campaigns by limiting financial contributions to candidates. The Federal Election Commission and its accompanying law do just that by setting limits on the amount of money an individual can contribute during a single campaign and requiring reporting of contributions above a certain amount . The controversy behind the law led to a lawsuit... middle of document ...... ourt reasoned that, because the law school conducts a highly individualized review of each applicant, no acceptance or rejection is automatically based on breed basis. The Court also stated that this process ensures that all factors that may contribute to diversity are also considered alongside race. Reuters, Thomson. company.findlaw.com. Findlaw, 2011. Web. September 12, 2011. .2. “http://www.lawnix.com/cases/.” http://www.lawnix.com/. Np, and Web. September 12, 2011.3. “http://www.oyez.org/cases.” http://www.oyez.org/. NP, 2005-2011. Internet. September 12, 2011.4. http://www.about.com/. The New York Times Compay, 2011. web. September 12, 2011.5. http://www.infoplease.com/. Pearson Education, 2000-2011. Internet. September 12, 2011.6. “http://www.law.cornell.edu/.” http://www.law.cornell.edu/. Np, and Web. September 12 2011.