Marshall University Libraries - Presidential Impeachment

Presidential Impeachment:
General Background and Guides

Definitions:

The Word "Impeach" (Meriam Webster)
Definition from the WWWebster Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=impeachment)
"Impeachment" (Grolier Online)
Text of articles on impeachment and related topics from Academic American Encyclopedia and Encyclopedia Americana (http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/presnew.htm)
The Meaning of "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" (C-SPAN, Capitol Questions)
Discussion of what the phrase means (http://www.c-span.org/questions/week119.htm)
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A Short History of Impeachment (Information Please)
Good history; can search for related sources in an encyclopedia, dictionary, and almanacs (http://www.infoplease.com/spot/impeach.html)
Impeachment Grounds: A Collection of Selected Materials (Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress)
38 page sampling of material on the question of what constitutes impeachable conduct, prepared for Congress (updated Oct. 29, 1998) [PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/crsreport.pdf)

Metasites:

Guide to Impeachment and Censure Materials Online (JURIST: the Law Professors' Network)
Excellent set of links to relevant materials (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/impeach.htm)
Impeachment (Constitutional Rights Foundation)
Links to broadcast, print, and e-zines media; and other sources of information (http://www.crf-usa.org/impeachment/ impeachment2.html)
Impeachment of President William Jefferson Clinton (Univ. of Michigan Documents Center)
Links to a wealth of sources dealing with all aspects of the impeachment and events leading up to it (http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/impeach.html)
Impeachment Information at UIC (Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Library Government Documents)
Explanations and links to a variety of sources. (http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/documents/resources/impeach.shtml)
Impeachment Documents Relating to a U.S. President (Auburn Univ. Library)
Government documents (descriptions and some full-text in PDF format) related to the three presidential impeachments [PDF format requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/impeach.html)
Evidentiary Record Pursuant to S.Res. 16
PDF version of Senate Document 106-3; includes House debates and documents on the investigation of President Clinton, the Starr Report and related documents, and other documents associated with the impeachment (http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/sd106-3.html)
Impeachment: Constitutional Law Seminar (Loyola Univ. Law School, Spring 1999)
Web site for course by Profs. Solum and Manheim, with links to a variety of materials (http://classes.lls.edu/archive/manheimk/371d1/)
FirstGov.gov
The federal government's official web portal; use the search function to find documents and websites throughout the government, including archived documents from the Clinton White House (http://www.firstgov.gov/)

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Guides to Impeachment:

The Law of Presidential Impeachment
Excellent review of the law on impeachment, including grounds and judicial review of verdicts, prepared by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York during the Nixon proceedings (January 21, 1974) (http://www.abcny.org/presimpt.htm)
Research Guide on Impeachment (Library of Congress, American Memory Project)
Covers the impeachments of both Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, with a bibliography of internet resources and a link to a comprehensive list of books and articles (from the Law Library of Congress) (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/Impeachment-Guide.html)
Backgrounder on Impeachment (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Short introduction, with links to official documents and related sites (http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/impeach/impeach.htm)
Impeachment: A Look at the Process (American Bar Association Division for Public Education)
Overview, with links to other sources (12/23/98) (http//www.abanet.org/publiced/impeach2.html)
Impeachment: A Primer (CNN)
Overview (9/14/98) with current stories and links (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/09/14/impeachment.primer/)
Impeachment: An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedure, and Practice (Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress)
Feb. 1998 report to the House Judiciary Committee (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/98186.htm)
The Federal Impeachment Process: A Bibliographic Guide (Cornell Law Library 1974; updated 1998)
Comprehensive bibliography on the history and practice of impeachment, prepared during the Nixon period and updated last summer; in text (http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/Finding_the_Law/Guides_by_Topic/impeach.htm) and PDF formats (http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/guides/fedimp/fedimp.pdf)
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