Abraham Fortas, becomes the first member of the U.S. Supreme Court to resign under threat of impeachment. Fortas faced serious accusations of impropriety after revelations about his financial dealings with financier Louis Wolfson and the existence of a contract in which Fortas was to receive $20,000 annually from Wolfson, ostensibly for consultancy services during a time when Wolfson was under federal investigation for stock manipulation. The Justice Department investigated Fortas at the behest of President Richard Nixon. Attorney General John N. Mitchell pressured Fortas into resigning. More
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