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- During the first afternoon session on the fifteenth day of the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Chief Justice William Rehnquist questions Clinton's defense attorneys and members of the House Judiciary Committee who are serving as "managers", the equivalent of prosecutors. The questions, which are provided by Senators and simply read by Rehnquist, focus on the nature of the arguments made by the Managers and Clinton's attorneys. Clinton's attorneys Charles Ruff and David Kendall defend their original arguments against conviction under Republican questioning. Managers James E. Rogan (R-CA), Charles T. Canady (R-FL), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Asa Hutchinson II (R-AR), Steve Buyer (R-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) defend their arguments for conviction under Democratic questioning. Part two of four.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dale Bumpers (D-AK), former Arkansas Governor and recently resigned Senator, speaks before the Senate presenting his case against the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Bumpers evokes the weight of history and the Constitution, whose framers he says feared legislative control over the executive branch. Bumpers also asserts that this 5-year "vendetta" has cost taxpayers $50 million to spite a President who never committed a political crime against the United States. Bumpers emphasizes that those who vote to impeach will have a lifetime to regret it.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- During the second afternoon session on the fifteenth day of the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Chief Justice William Rehnquist questions Clinton's defense attorneys and members of the House Judiciary Committee who are serving as "managers", the equivalent of prosecutors. The questions, which are provided by Senators and simply read by Rehnquist, focus on the nature of the arguments made by the Managers and Clinton's attorneys. Clinton's attorneys David Kendall, Charles Ruff, Greg Craig and Cheryl D. Mills defend their original arguments against conviction under Republican questioning. Managers Ed Bryant (R-TN), Henry Hyde (R-IL), James E. Rogan (R-CA), Charles T. Canady (R-FL), Steve Buyer (R-IN), Asa Hutchinson II (R-AR) and Bill McCollum (R-FL) defend their arguments for conviction under Democratic questioning. Part three of four.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Part 1: Mary S. Coleman, the first woman elected to the Michigan Supreme Court and the first to serve as its Chief Justice, talks about her early life in Texas, her family's move to Washington, D.C., her parents, her father's death, her high school years, meeting Oliver Wendall Holmes, dating, attending the University of Maryland and attending law school at George Washington University, where she was often the only female in her classes. She also talks about getting her law degree in 1939, marrying her husband a few days later, starting a job at the USDA, and later moving to her husband's hometown of Marshall, Michigan to support his bid for the Michigan Senate in 1948. Part 2: Mary S. Coleman, the first woman elected to the Michigan Supreme Court and the first to serve as its Chief Justice, talks about her husband Creighton's campaign for the Michigan Senate in 1948, his legal practice, her life as a homemaker, her husband's law firm, and pursuing her own legal career in Michigan. Coleman also discusses dealing with sexism in the judicial system, the respectful way she was treated by judges, her interest in children's issues, foster care, juvenile court and social work, and how she eventually become a court referee and later, in 1960, a Probate Court judge. Coleman calls herself a "conservative" and then describes her support for the Equal Rights Amendment and other women's rights initiatives. She concludes by describing the working environment within the Court, its terrible reputation, the hostility between the justices, the divisions over workers compensation cases, the influence of unions, the Swainson scandal and its impact on the Court and her own role in deciding key cases. Part 3: Mary S. Coleman, the first woman elected to the Michigan Supreme Court and the first to serve as its Chief Justice, concludes her reminisces of her time on the Court. Coleman describes efforts to reorganize the lower court system to bring efficiency and clarity to the system, working with unions, Coleman Young, and others to influence legislation restructuring the courts and breaking with old systems of patronage and favor. Coleman also discusses fighting to get better pay for her court employees while she was a Probate judge, attempts to bring fairness and equity to pay levels across the state, the battle over reapportionment following the 1980 census, her resignation from the Court so that Governor William Milliken could appoint her replacement, various colleagues on the Court and the support from her family which she says she has enjoyed throughout her career.
- Date Created:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
- Description:
- "Fox and friends" airs an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump. Trump speaks out on the Michael Cohen plea deal, Paul Manafort guilty verdict, and his frustrations with Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He says that no evidence of collusion came out of the Cohen or Manafort cases. Trump is interviewed by Ainsley Earhardt.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- During the afternoon session on the sixteenth day of the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Chief Justice William Rehnquist questions Clinton's defense attorneys and members of the House Judiciary Committee who are serving as "managers", the equivalent of prosecutors. The questions, which are provided by Senators and simply read by Rehnquist, focus on the nature of the arguments made by the Managers and Clinton's attorneys. Clinton's attorneys Charles Ruff, David Kendall and Greg Craig defend their original arguments against conviction under Republican questioning. House Managers Henry Hyde (R-IL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Steve Buyer (R-IN), Asa Hutchinson II (R-AR), Bob Barr Jr. (R-GA) and Charles T. Canady (R-FL) defend their arguments for conviction under Democratic questioning. Part four of four.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Trump talks about current U.S.-Turkey relations, the economy, and the trial of his former presidential Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort. Trump addresses his decision to revoke the security clearance of former C.I.A. Director John Brennan saying that he is not silencing him, but rather Trump implies that he is giving Brennan a "bigger voice." Trump says he plans to revoke the security clearance of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr. Trump's comments are made on the White House South Lawn just prior to his departure to Southampton, New York.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- During the morning session on the fifteenth day of the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Chief Justice William Rehnquist questions Clinton's defense attorneys and members of the House Judiciary Committee who are serving as "managers", the equivalent of prosecutors. The questions, which are provided by Senators and simply read by Rehnquist, focus on the nature of the arguments made by the Managers and Clinton's attorneys. Clinton's attorneys Charles Ruff, Cheryl D. Mills, David Kendall and Greg Craig defend their original arguments against conviction under Republican questioning. Managers Ed Bryant (R-TN), Asa Hutchinson II (R-AR), Charles T. Canady (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bob Barr Jr. (R-GA) and James E. Rogan (R-CA) defend their arguments for conviction under Democratic questioning. Part one of four.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University interim President John Engler, acting C.E.O. of the U.S. Olympic Committee Susanne Lyons, President and CEO of USA Gymnastics Kerry Perry, and Chair of the U.S. Olympic Committee Athlete's Advisory Council Han Xiao testify before a Senate Commerce subcommittee about changes their institutions have made and will make to protect amateur athletes from abuse. Engler is questioned by the subcommittee about an alleged exchange Engler had with Kaylee Lorincz, an abuse survivor of Larry Nassar, in which Lorincz claims that Engler offered her money to drop her civil suit against MSU. Engler denies this allegation and says that while he did meet with Lorincz without her attorney present, he never offered her money.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- During the morning session on the nineteenth day of the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, members of the House Judiciary Committee serving as "managers", the equivalent of prosecutors, present their case for the introduction of witnesses into the trial. Managers Ed Bryant (R-TN), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) and James E. Rogan (R-CA) explain their reasoning for introducing witnesses. Clinton attorney David Kendall responds to the managers, explaining why introducing witnesses to the trial is unnecessary. Managers Bill McCollum (R-FL) and Henry Hyde (R-IL) join Bryant, Hutchinson and Rogan for the rebuttal of Kendall. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) submits a proposal that the Senate debate and vote on the option to introduce witnesses in a closed session.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection