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NIXON v. UNITED STATES

NIXON v. UNITED STATES

506 US 224 | 1993-01-13

 

NIXON v. UNITED STATES et al.

 

Certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit

No. 91–740.   Argued October 14, 1992—Decided January 13, 1993

After petitioner Nixon, the Chief Judge of a Federal District Court, was convicted of federal crimes and sentenced to prison, the House of Repre-sentatives adopted articles of impeachment against him and presented them to the Senate. Following proceedings pursuant to Senate Rule XI—which allows a committee of Senators to hear evidence against an impeached individual and to report that evidence to the full Senate— the Senate...