The 6th Amendment and the Impeachment Process
At the Daily Caller, Steven Calabresi (Northwestern): House Democrats Violate The 6th Amendment By Denying Trump A Public Trial. The “public trial” point has been a bit overtaken by events as the House process is now public, but the essential claim...
Bad Textualism (Again)
At Balkinization, Richard Primus argues that, under a textualist interpretation, the President could be impeached for matters in addition to high crimes and misdemeanors: It Doesn’t Say “Only”: A Textual Point About Impeachment. He argues: Article II, Section 4 of...
Can the Supreme Court Review Impeachments?
At The Hill, Alan Dershowitz answers yes: Supreme Court could overrule an unconstitutional impeachment. From the beginning: President Trump has said that if the House were to impeach him despite his not having committed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” he might seek...