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  • 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 15, 1999

    Profile of Wisconsin House Prosecutor; Feminists Offer Alternative Trial; A Look at Controversial Conservative Group’s Republican Members |Profile of Wisconsin House Prosecutor Opening the case against the President was Representative James SEnsenbrenner (R-WI), one of the wealthiest men in the House. He is heir to the Kimberley-Clark paper and cellulose fortune, an dhis great-grandfather invented…

  • Democracy Now! December 14, 1998

    Impeachment Update; History of Impeachment; Puerto Rico Plebiscite; |(23 Minutes) Impeachment Update A defiant President Clinton yesterday said that he would not resign from office, and once again denied committing perjury, as Republican calls for his resignation intendified. An update on the continuing investigation. GUEST: Allan Hirsh, Constitutional Scholar and freelance writer. He is the…

  • Democracy Now! December 15, 1998

    William Rehnquist and Civil Rights; Law Clerk Hiring Controversy; Edward Lazarus Interview |(11 Minutes) William Rehnquist and Civil Rights He is the country’s highest judge, the man who will preside over the Senate trial of President Clinton if the House of Representatives votes to impeach him. As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William Rehnquist…

  • Democracy Now!

    Teamsters and James Hoffa; Hurricane Carter and the Death Penalty; Clinton Impeachment |(18 Minutes) Teamsters and James Hoffa Forty-one years after his famous father was elected to the same post, James P. Hoffa this weekend won the presidency of the Teamsters Union. GUEST: Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the City University of NY…

  • Democracy Now! December 9, 1998

    Constitutional Lawyer Michael Ratner Analyzes Hearings; Debate over International Criminal Court |Constitutional Lawyer Michael Ratner Analyzes Hearings GUEST: Michael Ratner, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights analyzes the House Judiciary Committe’s impeachment hearings. Today, the Presidents continuing defense. Debate over International Criminal Court The proceedings against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet have sparked a…