high misdemeanors

Impeachment: Is Judge Boasberg Guilty of a “High Misdemeanor?”0
- March 25, 2025
The Founders’ law books make it very clear what the Constitution means by “high Misdemeanor.”
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Constitution’s Impeachment Rules Require Biden Inquiry to Be Narrowly Focused 0
- September 22, 2023
Constitutional writers have long understood the meaning of the terms “Treason,” “Bribery,” and high Crimes.” But the phrase “high Misdemeanors” was a subject of controversy.
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New article: 18th century law shows impeachment requires a crime 0
- March 6, 2020
Examples of high misdemeanors . . . were bribery, assault, and attempted murder.
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Impeachment: What did the Founders mean by “High Misdemeanors?”0
- June 19, 2018
A president . . . is subject to impeachment and removal for dishonesty, disloyalty, negligence, and the like. But he is not impeachable merely for mistakes in policy or reasonable disagreements over interpretation of the law.
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