The case was about walter nixon. Three articles of impeachment where. Did. Were adopted. Drama focused on what happened in the senate. Impeachmentesented rule 11. Ofre was a Committee Senators appointed to receive testimony and that is what the committee did. And based on the committee report, the senate convicted judge nixon. He was removed from office. He sued and said senate rule 11 violates the constitutional grant of authority for the senate to try all impeachment does it prohibits the whole senate from participating. In the District Court and the court of appeals said the claim was nonjews nonjudicial ball. It involves a political question. Court agreed. Wasin a decision that unanimous although it has some important concurring opinions, the Supreme Court said it is indeed nonjudicial. And they had a bunch of Different Reasons for that conclusion. Host we talk about judicial due process. Is there such a thing when it comes to impeachment . The requirements of the constitution itse
The subpoena last april. We will show you the oral argument from july. It is a little more than an hour. , may it please the court indulge me for a moment. Are counsels. Questions. To get i wanted to start out by saying i dont get to say this very is one of and this those instances when the District Courts opinion is extremely strong, especially when combined with the Supreme Court, and it answers a lot of the arguments. The District Courts statement that there is deference to congress here is wrong. Those come from cases where the president is not a party. Here we have a dispute between two equal coordinates. Keep anyould we different . Why wouldnt we look objectively as a court to determine if congress is pursuing a legitimate i dont think it would change the standard and it does not change because of the behavior. Cases thathe articulate the deferential tondard our cases which go two branches of government. Why. T dont understand dont understand why we would adopt the standard peer
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I did just want to start out by saying, i dont get to say this very often, and this is one of those instances where the District Courts opinion is extreme a strong, especially when combined with the Supreme Courts position, where they recognize answers a lot of the arguments they have made. [inaudible] hold that thought then. The District Courts statement we dont sell efforts to congress is wrong because those come from cases where the president is not a party. Here, we have a dispute between two equal branches. We why wouldnt we look objectively, as a court, to determine whether congress is, in fact, pursuing legitimate legislative objective . Because your honor, i dont think you would change your standard this up in court has set in a number of cases does not change just because the subpoena is directed all of thecases, cases that articulate the that formed cases branches of government. Understand why wed adopt that. Why we wouldstand adopt the standard. That jumped out at me as i re
To the second u. S. Circuit court of appeals for oral argument in a case where President Trumps attorneys will ask the court to block access to the president s financial information. In this case. There is no doubt this dispute comes to the court involving the house of representatives on one side and the president and his family members and elated businesses on the others. There is weight and importance in his individual capacity and not his official as the complaint says. The president is standing before the court in his individual capacity. It is the complaint that we have and the role we have for the plaintiff. I do want to note the number of statements three rely upon and the Background Information makes it clear that these subpoenas are being targeted to the president because he is president. Because, are you raising motive . I am not raising motive but looking to at the real object of the subpoena is. That is another really way of saying why they are doing it. Precludes motive an