If the brokerâs equity requirement is 25 percent, the customer must maintain $15,000 in equity in the account. If the customer has an outstanding margin loan against the securities of $50,000, his equity will be $10,000 ($60,000 - $50,000 = $10,000).
James D. St. Clair argued in his Supreme Court brief on President Nixon's behalf that this language demonstrated the Framers' intent that any prosecution would follow impeachment and removal from office and that, consequently, a President could not be prosecuted while in office.
Whether or not a case is prosecuted usually depends on the seriousness of the crime and whether local prosecutors want to pursue the case. For instance, if there were more involvement than just bigamy, such as welfare fraud or immigration fraud, the state would be more apt to pursue the case.