Legislators object to special master appointment in North Carolina redistricting case News
Legislators object to special master appointment in North Carolina redistricting case

North Carolina state legislators on Monday objected [text, PDF] to the appointment of a special master by a three judge panel in the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina [official website]. Last week, the panel had ordered [JURIST report] the appointment of a special master to evaluate nine redrawn legislative districts of the 28 that were struck down [JURIST report] as unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in June.

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US Congress considers impeaching President Andrew Johnson

On November 25, 1867, a US Congressional commission began looking into the possible impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Learn more about the impeachment of President Johnson from contemporary articles in Harper's Weekly, and pay a virtual visit to the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee.