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Judge Newman Files Reply Brief in Newman v. Moore

The Honorable Pauline Newman, Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, has been battling her suspension from the Court imposed by the Judicial Council for two years (including proceedings leading...more

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Shakespeare And The Impeachment Of Justice

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The word "impeach" is much in the news of late. It is of Anglo-French origin and originally meant to hinder or impede. As discussed in this post, the first English impeachment in Parliament dates from the fourteenth century....more

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Is Impeachment A Pardonable Offense?

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Monday's post concerned California's constitutional and statutory provisions governing impeachment. These provisions are based on the English parliamentary model developed in the 14th century. In 1678, the Commons impeached...more

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Impeachment In California

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The Founding Fathers did not invent impeachment. The procedure was largely copied from English precedent dating to the reign of Edward III. In 1376, the so-called "Good Parliament" under the leadership of Peter de la Mare...more

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UPDATE: West Virginia Supreme Court Impeachments - Latest Developments

There have been significant developments in recent days regarding the Articles of Impeachment brought against the four remaining justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia....more

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West Virginia Supreme Court Impeachments

On August 7, 2018, the Judiciary Committee of the West Virginia House of Delegates voted to move forward with 12 articles of impeachment against four sitting justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia stemming...more

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