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Constitutional Law Keyed to Maggs
Nixon v. United States
Citation:
506 U.S. 224 (1993)Facts
Nixon, a former Chief Judge of the United States District court for the Southern District of Mississippi, was convicted by a jury of two counts of making false statements and sentenced to prison. The jury investigation stemmed from reports that Nixon had accepted a gratuity from a Mississippi businessman in exchange for asking a local district attorney to halt the prosecution of the businessman’s son. Because Nixon refused to resign from his office as a United State District Judge, he continued to collect his judicial salary while serving out his prison sentence. The Senate then invoked its own Impeachment Rule XI, under which the presiding officer appoints a committee of Senators to receive evidence and take testimony. Nixon commenced the present suit, arguing that Senate Rule XI violates the constitutional grant of authority to the Senate to try all impeachments because it prohibits the whole Senate from taking part in the evidentiary hearings.
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