Montesquieu:

Request by the Executive Office by President Clinton for a judicial decision to prevent his Chief of Staff from testifying before a grand jury.
 

Rousseau:

The claims of the Republic of Texas group to be able to set up their own judicial system and secede from the state.
 

Voltaire:

The vote by the Judicial Committee of the House of Representatives to hold impeachment hearings on the allegations presented by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.