Companion reading

Washington, D.C.
Behind the cases.

Court decisions, historical records and original companion pieces. Follow a source, consider the evidence, and explore the wider story.

Stories behind the places.

Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.2 min read

The bed displayed in Petersen House is a period furnishing; the original is in Chicago. The room preserves more than one kind of history.

Court opinion

A guide to the 1974 Nixon subpoena decision, separating executive privilege, private judicial review and the broader Watergate prosecutions.