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Moritz Law Library Resources on Impeachment Proceedings

Impeachment is rare, and presidential impeachments are even more rare. According to HeinOnline: “Since 1789, the House of Representatives has initiated impeachment proceedings only 62 times, and just 19 of these have led to full impeachments. Eight federal judges have been convicted and removed from office by the Senate, but thus far no president has met the same ignominious fate."

Students who want to learn more about the impeachment process should take advantage of the following resources, made available through the Moritz Law Library:
  • ProQuest Congressional, which contains transcripts, witness statements, and other materials from impeachment hearings as well as nonpartisan reports from the Congressional Research Service
  • CQ Press Library, a collection of resources on American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs, with analysis of the three most recent presidential impeachments
  • HeinOnline’s U.S. Presidential Impeachment Library, a curated and searchable collection of legal, Congressional, and scholarly resources about the “four affected Presidents.” 
  • Moritz Law Library Catalog, with over forty impeachment-related resources, including books and e-books, Congressional documents, and other resources published as recently as 2019
  • GovTrack.us Impeachment Guide, which contains both a chronology of events and a summary of how impeachment works