Standards for Obstruction of Justice
Day two of the impeachment hearings of President Bill Clinton, witnesses testified on behalf of President Clinton and argued that the allegations of perjury were so weak that they would not…
289 viewsDay two of the impeachment hearings of President Bill Clinton, witnesses testified on behalf of President Clinton and argued that the allegations of perjury were so weak that they would not…
289 viewsU.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist moderated a panel of several judges and legal scholars that discussed ethical questions with which government lawyers have to contend. Including the dif…
105 viewsThe Joint House Subcommittee on the WACO Investigation heard testimony from the former and current Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials. They testified about the negotiation proce…
864 viewsJustice Department officials briefed the press on the final report on the investigation of the siege of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas. Philip Heyman, Deputy Attorney General, Edwar…
291 viewsThe House Judiciary sub-committee on crime discussed the Violent Crime Control Act of 1989 that focused on firearms control, the death penalty, and drug testing.
102 viewsThe Federal Courts Study Committee as established by Congress in 1988 and was given fifteen months to develop a long-range plan for the future of the federal judiciary, including its role wo…
56 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Handgun Waiting Period. The Bill discussed would require a seven day waiting period for the purchase of handguns.
106 viewsThe committee conducted a third hearing on death penalty legislation. The proceedings focused on race discrimination and capital sentencing decisions in jurisdictions throughout the United S…
426 viewsThe House Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics held a hearing on President H.W. Bush’s proposal on government wide ethics reform.
74 viewsSubcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations held hearings on treaties with foreign countries relating to mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
193 viewsThe morning session of the Federal Courts Study Committee meeting focused on the problems with the federal court system and ways to get around those problems. Note: There are technical issue…
177 viewsThe afternoon session of the Federal Courts Study Committee meeting focused on problems with the federal court system and ways to get around them.
108 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a nomination hearing for Francis A. Keating to be Associate Attorney General of the Department of Justice. He was formerly Assistant Secretary of the Trea…
50 viewsAttorney General Edwin Meese, the attorneys general from several states, and experts from the Office of Management and Budget spoke to the press to speak about the collection of outstanding …
193 viewsPanelists discussed a standardized sentencing guidelines system. They answered audience questions.
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