Buckley v. Valeo
Supreme Court decision
By: U.S. Supreme Court
Date: January 30, 1976
Source: U.S. Supreme Court. Buckley v. Valeo. 424 U.S. 1 (1976). Available online at http://laws.findlaw.com/us/424/1.html; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed April 16, 2003).
About the Organization: The Burger Court was created largely by President Richard Nixon's (served 1969–1974) nominations, because he desired to severely limit the Warren Court's rulings. Nixon appointed Warren Burger to lead the Court in 1969 and appointed three more justices, but only William Rehnquist was predictably conservative. Nixon's other appointments, Harry Blackmun and Lewis Powell, were often more liberal than Nixon liked. The Burger Court did limit the Warren Court somewhat, but it was the Rehnquist Court that...
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