Lex Anteinternet: Thursday, May 9, 1974. Probable cause.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Thursday, May 9, 1974. Probable cause.

The House Judiciary Committee opened hearings on whether there was probable cause for a vote of the full House on impeaching Richard Nixon. The first 20 minutes, the open session, was televised.

The committee had 21 Democrats on it and 17 Republicans, back when there were real Republicans.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake killed 30 people near Tokyo.

Last prior edition:

Monday, April 29, 1974. Transcribing tapes.

1970s, 1974, American Terrorist Organizations, Richard Nixon, Watergate

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This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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