Snowe was removed from his position as Speaker in January 2007 following a bribery case against him. However, a few days later the Supreme Court ordered him to be reinstated, pending Snowe's appeal. According to Snowe, the regular setting of the house was unconstitutional and was illegal; he alleges that some votes against him were obtained through bribery and that the matter was not legitimate because it did not occur in a city, as required by the constitution. On 29 January, the Supreme Court ruled in Snowe's favor, describing his removal as unconstitutional. However, the legislators who attempted to vote Snowe out of his position reportedly intended to again attempt to remove him by holding another vote.