Decisions on the powers of presidents and governments and the limits of provinces and states: United States v Nixon and Youngstown on presidential power, the Quebec secession reference, the Kenyan election petition, Australia's Tasmanian dam case and the Canadian Oakes test. A case belongs here when its cited article describes it as a decision on executive power, federalism or the limits of government. It excludes cases on judicial review itself.
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United States v Nixon (Wikipedia)
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United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court unanimously ordered President Richard Nixon to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials related to the Watergate scandal to a federal district court.
Commonwealth v Tasmania (Wikipedia)
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The case was a landmark decision in Australian constitutional law, and was a significant moment in the history of conservation in Australia. The case centred on the proposed construction of a hydro-electric dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, which was supported by the Tasmanian government, but opposed by the Australian federal government and environmental groups.
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co v Sawyer (Wikipedia)
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952), also commonly referred to as the Steel Seizure Case or the Youngstown Steel case, is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision that limited the power of the president of the United States to seize private property.
R v Oakes (Wikipedia)
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is a Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the legal test for whether a government action infringing a right under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is justified.
Reference re Secession of Quebec (Wikipedia)
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is a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the legality, under both Canadian and international law, of a unilateral secession of Quebec from Canada.
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