Halperin v. Kissinger
1979 American court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halperin v. Kissinger was a court case filed by Morton Halperin against National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, who approved wiretapping Halperin's home and White House office.[1][2] The wiretaps continued for 21 months,[1] from May 1969 until February 1971.[3]
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Halperin v. Kissinger | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
Full case name | Morton Halperin, et al. v. Henry Kissinger,Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and H. R. Haldeman |
Argued | February 9, 1979 |
Decided | July 12, 1979 |
Citation(s) | 606 F.2d 1192 |
Case history | |
Prior history | Summary judgment granted, 424 F. Supp. 838 (D.D.C.1976); nominal damages awarded, 434 F. Supp. 1193 (D.D.C. 1977). |
Subsequent history | Affirmed in part by equally divided Supreme Court, Kissinger v. Halperin, 452 U.S. 713 (1981) (per curiam). |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | James Skelly Wright, Spottswood William Robinson III, Gerhard Gesell |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Wright, joined by Robinson |
Concur/dissent | Gesell |
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The tap was installed during an investigation into disclosures made to a reporter.[3] The wiretap was illegal as it was performed without a court order.[1]