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- Dictionaryimpeach/ɪmˈpiːtʃ/
verb
- 1. (especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct: "the governor served only one year before being impeached and convicted for fiscal fraud" Similar Opposite
- 2. call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice): "there is no desire to impeach the privileges of the House of Commons" Similar Opposite
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4 days ago · The Constitution does not specify how impeachment proceedings are to be initiated. Until the early 20th century, a House member could rise and propose an impeachment, which would then be assigned to a committee for investigation upon a formal resolution vote of the judicial committee.
6 days ago · This allows the House and Senate to define impeachable offenses as needed, while still limiting impeachability to serious misconduct. The separation of powers is central to this framework. The executive and judicial branches function independently of the legislature, maintaining checks and balances.
4 days ago · How impeachment works. Like in any other impeachment process—including for Presidents and judges—the power to impeach a Supreme Court Justice first lies with the House of Representatives. A...
4 days ago · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito earlier this week over alleged ethics violations and political bias.
5 days ago · The impeachment resolution includes one article against each justice related to their failure to disclose financial income, gifts, reimbursements and other information. Impeaching a Supreme Court...
5 days ago · Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi have spoken privately about Joe Biden and the future of his 2024 campaign. Both the former president and ex-speaker expressed concerns about how much harder they ...
4 days ago · For a Supreme Court Justice, the presiding officer could be the Vice President or the President pro tempore of the Senate. To convict and remove the Justice from office, a supermajority, or two ...
4 days ago · An assessment of Bill Clinton’s legacy as U.S. president should take into account the effects of his administration’s domestic and foreign policy as well as his impeachment and subsequent acquittal, among other factors.
5 days ago · THE ANSWER. Yes, a Supreme Court justice has been impeached before. Associate Justice Samuel Chase was impeached in 1805. WHAT WE FOUND.
6 days ago · Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen.
