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Usurpation of Authority: Delineating Official Functions and Good Faith in Public Office
The Supreme Court clarifies the meaning of "forthwith" in impeachment proceedings, emphasizing the Senate's discretion in preparing for trial and the limits of judicial intervention.
Jul 27, 2005usurpation of authoritypreventive suspensionanti-graftsandiganbayanfraud upon governmentpublic officers
Usurpation of Authority, Preventive Suspension, and Fraud Upon Government
Explaining when a suspended official's act of reassuming office constitutes fraud upon government under Section 13 of RA 3019.