Impeachment.

  • Democracy Now! January 20, 1999

    Clinton Defense; State of the Union Address and Social Security; State of the Union and Welfare |(14 minutes) Clinton Defense The White House went on the offensive yesterday on the first day of arguments at the president’s impeachment trial, as President Clinton’s lawyer, Charles Ruff, called the charges against him “a witch’s brew” of conjecture…

  • Democracy Now! January 25, 1999

    Clinton’s Anti-Terrorism Proposal; Critical Day for Impeachment Trial; Mexico: Salinas Trial and Human Rights |*Clintons Anti-Terrorism Proposal In announcing new anti-terrorism initiatives, President Clinton last week warned that it was highly likely that a terrorist group will launch a biological, chemical or cybernetic attack on the continental US in the next few years. President Clinton…

  • Rehnquist’s Impeachment Gavel; Race and Corporate Law World

    (14 Minutes) Rehnquist’s Impeachment Gavel Supreme Court Chief William Rehnquist will preside over the Sentate impeachment trial of President Clinton, if it happens. Rehnquist has actually written a book on two such trials called “Grand Inquest,” which might lend some insight into how he would conduct the historic proceeding. Burt Neuborne, law professor, reviews his…

  • Democracy Now! January 8, 1999

    Chief Justice William Rehnquist and His Gold Stripes; Snitches and Mandatory Sentencing |(6 Minutes) Chief Justice William Rehnquist and His Gold Stripes A look at the gold braids on Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s tobe. He started to wear them 5 years ago after seeing a production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Iolanthe”. A look…

  • Democracy Now! January 11, 1999

    Essay on Impeachment , the Sentate and the Supreme Court; The Klan Rallies on Martin Luther King Day; Cruelty and Neglect in Russian Orphanages |(6 Minutes) Essay on Impeachment, the Senate and the Supreme Court, Amy Goodman (8 Minutes)The Klan Rallies on Martin Luther King Day A federal judge ruled that the Ku Klux Klan…

  • Bob Barr and Abortion; Larry Flynt and Media Coverage of Impeachment; Saipan Lawsuit

    (14 Minutes) Bob Barr and Abortion On Monday night, Hustler publisher Larry Flynt revealed that staunch anti-abortion Republican Bob Barr had supported and paid for his own wife’s abortion in 1985 and that he had had an extramarital affair. Barr is one of the House managers that are prosecuting President Clinton in his impeachment trial.…

  • Democracy Now! December 18, 1998

    House Begins ebate on Articles of Impeachment |After a one day delay the House convened to begin debating the four articles of impeachment against President Clinton. The Republican leadership had postponed the debate after the US attacked Iraq. Shortly after the gavel sounded members engaged in bitter partisan activities. Democrats booed Republicans while the House…

  • Impeachment Watch

    Impeachment Watch Highlights and Analysis of the House Judiciary Committee’s Impeachment hearings. GUEST: Ron Walters, professor at University of Maryland. GUEST: Ruth Coniff, Washinton editor for Progressive magazine. GUEST: Jamie Raskin, professor of law

  • Democracy Now! December 11, 1998

    Clinton Impeachment Hearings; Texas Execution of Canadian Postponed |(14 Minutes) Clinton Impeachment Hearings The House Judiciary Committee weighed final arguents yesterday over alleged “high crimes and misdemeanors” by President Clinton. Speaker Newt Gingrich notified the full House to prepare for a historic impeachment vote next week. Several official sources said Democrats laboring to fain support…