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This Day in Legal History: SCOTUS Impeachment
On March 12, 1804, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. Chase, a Federalist appointed to the Court in 1796, had become a controversial figure during a period of intense political division between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Members of Congress accused him of allowing his political views to influence his conduct on the bench. Much of the criticism focused on Chase’s behavior during trials brought under the Alien and Sedition Acts, where he was alleged to have treated defendants…
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