Boston University Law review. After clerking for one year with the u. S. Court of appeals for the district of columbia, he joined kirkland and ellis where he spent the next 17 years establishing his reputation as one of the countrys leading courtroom lawyers. In 1993, mr. Beck and his colleague founded one of the most highly respected firms of trial attorneys in the nation. Mr. Beck has litigated hundreds of cases over the course of his career, but he is perhaps most wellknown for his work as the lead attorney representing the george w. Bush campaign in bush versus gore, which ultimately determined the outcome of the 2000 president ial election. We are grateful to mr. Beck for funding this lecture series and establishing the philip beck establishment, currently held by my colleague gary lawson. Professor lawson is a leading scholar of constitutional law and as i learned last week, he is also a huge billy joel fan. He twice worked for antonin scalia, once on the court of appeals for the
Event held by Boston University. It is about an hour and if teen minutes. Good afternoon. Im the dean of austen universitys school of law, and im delighted to welcome you to the philip beck lecture. Philip beck graduated having theed as editorinchief of Boston University law review. After clerking for one year with the u. S. Court of appeals for the district of columbia, he joined kirkland and ellis where he spent the next 17 years establishing his reputation as one of the countrys leading courtroom lawyers. In 1993, mr. Beck and his colleague founded one of the most highly respected firms of trial attorneys in the nation. Mr. Beck has litigated hundreds of cases over the course of his career, but he is perhaps most wellknown for his work as the lead attorney representing the george w. Bush campaign in bush versus gore, which ultimately determined the outcome of the 2000 president ial election. We are grateful to mr. Beck for funding this lecture series and establishing the philip beck
There are no kings or queens here. No one is above the law. The process of impeachment is really use because of its seriousness. This will be only the fourth time in our nations history that congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. Nixon,case of president he resigned instead of facing likely impeachment by the house and removal by the senate. It is a solemn responsibility. This congress with our existing authority under the constitution and the rules of the house is in the midst of an impeachment increase right now. No one runs for congress to impeach a president. We are here today because the facts compel us to be. Evidence thatus the president may have violated the constitution. Unlike during the impeachment of president nixon and clinton, no special prosecutor has been named to investigate President Trump on this. There is no single report from which this congress can make a decision whether or not to impeach President Trump on his dealings with ukraine. That i
Next, we will show the House Rules Committee meeting from yesterday to consider the rules for floor debate and possible amendments. The rules committee will come to order. This is a sad day. When our founders drafted the constitution more than 230 years ago, they included a process that could lead to removing a president from office if he or she abused their power. Americawhat separates from so many other nations. There are no kings or queens here. No one is above the law. The process of impeachment is rarely used because of its seriousness. This will be only the fourth time in our nations history that congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. That congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. Nixon,case of president he resigned instead of facing likely impeachment by the house and removal by the senate. It is a solemn responsibility. This congress with our existing authority under the constitution and the rules of the house is in the midst of an i
Trial attorneys in the nation. Mr. Beck has litigated hundreds of cases over the course of his career, but he is perhaps most wellknown for his work as the lead attorney representing the george w. Bush campaign in bush versus gore, which ultimately determined the outcome of the 2000 president ial election. We are grateful to mr. Beck for funding this lecture series and establishing the philip beck establishment, currently held by my colleague gary lawson. Professor lawson is a leading scholar of constitutional law and as i learned last week, he is also a huge billy joel fan. He twice worked for antonin scalia, once on the court of appeals for the district of columbia and once at the u. S. Supreme court. Professor lawson is also a Founding Member of the Federalist Society where he serves on the board of directors. He is also on the Editorial Advisory Board for the heritage guide to the constitution, a reference guide for legal scholars. Today professor lawson will discuss his views on w