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Snepp v. United States, 444 U.S. 507 (1980)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Snepp v. United States, 444 U.S. 507 (1980)
Snepp v. United States No. 78-1871 Decided February 19, 1980 * 444 U.S. 507
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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Held: A former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency, who had agreed not to divulge classified information without authorization and not to publish any information relating to the Agency without prepublication clearance, breached a fiduciary obligation when he published a book about certain Agency activities without submitting his manuscript for prepublication review. The proceeds of his breach are impressed with a constructive trust for the benefit of the Government.
Certiorari granted; 595 F.2d 926, reversed in part and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Snepp v. United States, 444 U.S. 507 (1980) in 444 U.S. 507 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MX723MPT48I36V3.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Snepp v. United States, 444 U.S. 507 (1980), in 444 U.S. 507, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MX723MPT48I36V3.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Snepp v. United States, 444 U.S. 507 (1980). cited in 1980, 444 U.S. 507. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MX723MPT48I36V3.
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