Col. Charles T. Travers Program in Ethics & Accountability
in Government
presents
IMPEACHMENT: LAW & POLITICS
A one day conference on constitutional and political aspects of presidential
impeachment
AThe President,
Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be
removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction
of, treason, bribery,
or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
Article II, Section IV, United States Constitution
Friday, November 13, 1998
University of California, Berkeley
Barrows Hall, Lipman Room (8th Floor)
Free and open to the public |
| 9:30-10 am |
Coffee & Opening
Remarks |
Robert Price
Charles T. Travers |
UCB Political Science Department, Chair |
|
| 10am-noon |
Impeachment: Law |
| Vikram Amar |
Hastings College of the Law, Professor of Law |
| Joseph Woods |
Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, 1974 |
| Jesse Choper |
UCB Boalt School of Law, Earl Warren Professor of Law |
| Daniel Rodriguez |
University of San Diego School of Law, Dean |
| Robert Kagan |
UCB Center for the Study of Law & Society, Director, moderator |
|
| noon-2 pm |
Luncheon |
|
| 2-4 pm |
Impeachment: Politics |
| Richard Brody |
Stanford University, Professor of Political Science |
| John Zaller |
UC Los Angeles, Professor of Political Science |
| Raymond Wolfinger |
UCB Professor of Political Science |
| Jack Citrin |
UCB Professor of Political Science |
| Nelson W. Polsby |
UCB Institute of Governmental Studies, Director, moderator |
sponsored by:
Institute of
Governmental Studies (IGS), Political Science Department,
Goldman School of Public Policy, and the Center for the Study of Law
& Society
For more information, please contact Marc Levin at IGS, 510/643-6476
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