Senate Impeachment Trials: A JURIST Mini-Guide
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This site lists specific online resources on Senate impeachment trials recommended by JURIST: The Law Professors' Network. For more information about the impeachment process in general, see JURIST's Guide to Impeachment and Censure Materials Online.
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History | Procedure | Clinton Trial | Public Opinion
History: The Senate Trial of President Andrew Johnson
- Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Ordeal (K. Daniel Glover, IntellectualCapital.com)
- The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (HarpWeek)
- Articles from Harper's Weekly, 1868 (HarpWeek)
- The President's Trial (March 28, 1868)
- The Impeachment Trial (March 28, 1868)
- The Impeachment Trial (April 4, 1868)
- The Impeachment Trial (April 11, 1868)
- The Chief Justice Presiding (April 18, 1868)
- The Evidence Against the President (April 18, 1868)
- The Opening of President's Counsel (April 25, 1868)
- The President and the Law (May 2, 1968)
- Impeachment (May 2, 1868)
- The End of the Trial (May 9, 1868)
- Mr. Evarts and the Party (May 16, 1868)
- Impeachment (May 16, 1868)
- Impeachment (May 23, 1868)
- The Impeachment (May 23, 1868)
- The Decision (May 30, 1868)
- Illustrations from Harper's Weekly, 1868 (HarpWeek)
- George T. Brown Serving the Summons on President Johnson (March 28, 1868)
- President Johnson Consulting with His Counsel (April 4, 1868)
- Facsimile of Ticket of Admission to the Impeachment Trial (April 4, 1868)
- J.J. Christie, Messanger of the Senate, Receiving Tickets at the Entrance (April 11, 1868)
- The Members of the House of Representatives Proceeding to the Senate Chamber (April 11, 1868)
- The Senate as a Court of Impeachment for the Trial of Andrew Johnson (April 11, 1868)
- William M. Evarts (April 18, 1868)
- The Impeachment Trial: The Senate in Consultation (April 18, 1868)
- The Ladies Gallery of the Senate During the Impeachment Trial
- The President's Counsel (April 25, 1868)
- Scene in the Senate Lobby (April 30, 1868)
- Senate Chamber: Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial (US Senate)
- Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the Impeachment Trials of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew Johnson (C-SPAN Booknotes interview, July 7, 1992)
Procedure
The Senate Trial of President Clinton
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Impeachment Trial (video via C-SPAN)
- Day 18, February 12, 1999 (Vote on Impeachment Articles)
- Day 17, February 11, 1999 (Deliberations in Closed Session)
- Day 16, February 10, 1999 (Deliberations in Closed Session)
- Day 15, February 9, 1999 (Vote to Open Deliberations)
- Day 14, February 6, 1999 (Videotaped Depositions of Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Jordan and Sidney Blumenthal)
- Day 13, February 4, 1999 (Motions Dealing with Depositions of Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Jordan, and Sidney Blumenthal)
- Day 12, January 28, 1999 (Resolution to Approve Trial Schedule - part 1; part 2)
- Day 11, January 27, 1999 (Motion to Dismiss; Motion to Call Witnesses)
- Day 10, January 26, 1999 (Motion to Call Witnesses)
- Day 9, January 25, 1999 (Motion to Dismiss)
- Day 8, January 23, 1999 (Questions from Senate Members)
- Day 7, January 22, 1999 (Questions from Senate Members)
- Day 6, January 21, 1999 (White House Closing Argument by former Senator Dale Bumpers; Presidents' Counsel David Kendall - part 1; part 2)
- Day 5, January 20, 1999 (White House Counsel Gregory Craig - part 1; part 2; White House Associate Counsel Cheryl Mills)
- Day 4, January 19, 1999 (White House Counsel Charles Ruff - part 1; part 2)
- Day 3, January 16, 1999 (Managers' Presentations)
- Day 2, January 15, 1999 (Managers' Presentations)
- Day 1, January 14, 1999 (Managers' Presentations)
- The Man Who Will Judge Clinton: Chief Justice Will Preside Over a Senate Trial (ABC News)
- If the President Goes on Trial (CBS News)
- Looking Forward to a Senate Trial (audio; PBS Newshour, December 19, 1998)
Public Opinion
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