constitutional law Archives - Independence Institute

Can Trump be disqualified from the presidency?0
- February 25, 2021
Congress cannot disqualify Trump from serving as president again.
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Originalism: the constitutionality of impeaching ex-presidents 0
- February 22, 2021
The Constitution’s language creates an evidentiary presumption against late impeachment . . . but it might be rebutted.
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The impeachment videos: Raskin’s questionable tactics 0
- February 19, 2021
The doctored anti-Trump videos did not meet any reasonable standard of admissibility.
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Prosecutors tried to make opinions impeachable 0
- February 18, 2021
In an impeachment trial, if the House managers claim that the accused’s alleged lies form a basis for conviction, then they have the burden of proving—by clear and convincing evidence—that the statements were, in fact, lies.
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The unfair procedures in the Trump impeachment 0
- February 13, 2021
To ensure fairness, the prosecuting House managers must demonstrate decisively (1) that the election was fair, (2) that Trump had no reasonable grounds for believing otherwise, and (3) that he had a corrupt motive for lying.
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What you need to know about the lawyers’ arguments on impeachment 0
- February 11, 2021
Whatever you may think of Trump’s speech, the evidence shows, and the prosecutors implicitly admit, he did not commit a crime. This creates some problems for the prosecution.
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