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Professor Luther says Constitution does not explicitly define impeachment and standards are flexible at Senate hearing

Antonin Scalia Law School Associate Professor Rob Luther testifies at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights hearing on District of Columbia District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg and Maryland District Court Judge Deborah Boardman that while the Constitution leaves impeachment standards flexible, historical precedent shows judges have been impeached for abuses of power on the bench, and that limiting impeachment only to extrajudicial conduct misrepresents constitutional history.
Antonin Scalia Law School Associate Professor Rob Luther testifies at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights hearing on District of Columbia District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg and Maryland District Court Judge Deborah Boardman that while the Constitution leaves impeachment standards flexible, historical precedent shows judges have been impeached for abuses of power on the bench, and that limiting impeachment only to extrajudicial conduct misrepresents constitutional history.
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