Description
Octavo, 302pp. Glossy illustrated covers, title on spine and front panel. Full number line on copyright page, noting reissue in 1999. Light wear on lower edge, near fine condition. Signed by Chief Justice William Rehnquist on half title.
Comments: The impeachment proceedings of Samuel Chase established limits on the impeachment power of the Executive and Legislative Branch, while also defining the limits of judicial independence under the constitution. His acquittal likely saved the career of Chief Justice John Marshall, which was of great historical importance to the United States. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, in this book, notes that while the senators who acquitted Chase did not agree with his judicial opinions, they believed that lifetime appoints should not be undermined by the judgments the justices make. In response to this trial, justices have been much more cautious in avoiding the appearance of political partisanship.
