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Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to testify before the Senate intelligence committee on Thursday. President Donald Trump fired Comey from his post last month.

Here, Fox News takes a look at other proceedings that have garnered wide media attention through the years.

The Army-McCarthy hearings, 1954

Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) faced off against the U.S. Army in hearings broadcast on television in 1954. McCarthy had earlier become the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations chairman and had held anticommunist hearings, according to theUnited States Senate website.

"In the spring of 1954, McCarthy picked a fight with the U.S. Army, charging lax security at a top-secret army facility," according to the website. "The army responded that the senator had sought preferential treatment for a recently drafted subcommittee aide."

McCarthy would claimthat an attorney at the same law firm as Joseph Welch had been in a Communist Party-connected group, the website said. (Welch was the special counsel for the U.S. Army.)

WelchtoldMcCarthy, "Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator. You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"

The Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings, 1991

Clarence Thomas was nominated to the Supreme Court by then-President George H.W. Bush. Thomas wentthrough a very contentious confirmation in 1991, when he faced allegations that he sexually harassed Anita Hill when they were colleagues in the federal government.

At the time, Thomas, who would become the second African-American to serve on the court, called televised Senate hearings about Hill's claim a "high-tech lynching."

Thomas would be confirmed, with the Senate voting 52-48 in favor.

The O.J. Simpson trial, 1995

Former professional football player Orenthal James Simpson was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in June 1994.

Simpson's defense, nicknamed the "Dream Team," consisted of multiple lawyers, including Johnnie Cochran, Alan Dershowitz, and Robert Kardashian.

The case has been referred to as the "Trial of the Century." Simpson was found not guilty in October 1995.

It also prompted wide media coverage, including books and the recent FX series "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story." A documentary which covered decades of Simpson's life as well as the murder case, "O.J.: Made in America," won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2016.

Simpson is currently in jail for a 2007 robbery at a Las Vegas hotel. He was convicted of first-degree kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit a violent crime. Simpson said he was trying to retrieve memorabilia and some personal items at the hotel.

Michael Jackson child molestation case, 2005

The King of Pop was accused of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor. Jackson faced four child molestation charges as part of a total of 10 charges,Fox Newsreported at the time. The musician was acquitted of all charges.

Following Jackson's 2009 death, his personal physician Conrad Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Murray's 2011 trial was televised, and 2.1 million people watched the reading of verdict, according to theHollywood Reporter.

Murraywas convictedin 2011 of giving Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol in June 2009 while the superstar was preparing for a series of comeback concerts titled "This Is It." Murray served two years in prison.

The Casey Anthony murder trial, 2011

Florida mother Casey Anthony was accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. The girl was supposedly last seen on June 16, 2008; she was first reported missing, by Casey Anthony's mother, on July 15. A day later, Casey Anthony was arrested on charges of child neglect. She told police that Caylee had disappeared with a babysitter.

A utility worker working in a wooded area near the Anthony home on Dec. 11 found skeletal remains that were later determined to be Caylee's. Experts would testify that air samples indicated that decaying human remains had been present in Casey Anthony's trunk.

After a month-and-a-half-long trial, the jury took less than 11 hours to find Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse. She was convicted of four counts of lying to police (though two counts were later dropped), and served about three years in prison while awaiting trial.

The George Zimmerman murder trial, 2013

In February 2012, neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in February 2012.

Zimmerman has claimed it was self-defense when he killed Martin, 17, in a gated community near Orlando. Martin, who lived in Miami with his mother, was visiting his father at the time.

Zimmerman, who identifies as Hispanic, was acquitted in Martin's shooting death. The case sparked protests and a national debate about race relations. The Justice Department later decided not to prosecuteZimmermanon civil rights charges.

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Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, who became an advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement after her son was senselessly slaughtered by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman five years ago in Sanford, Fla., says that not enough is being done to save the lives of black children who continue to die in shootings.

Local 10 reports that Fulton said that when she heard that George Zimmerman said he killed her 17-year-old son because he felt threatened, she was determined not to be a victim, and in a new book called Rest in Power, she and Tracy Martin, Trayvons father, share their journey from despair to activism.

While speaking at her alma mater, Miamis Norland High School, Fulton said that she did not want Trayvons death to become just another homicide. But even with her new book and the work shes doing with the foundation she created in her sons name, she believes its still not enough, so she is considering a run for office.

I am considering running for office ... I can do my best, Fulton said.

Fulton joined Local 10s My Future, My Choice, an effort aimed at raising awareness about the need to end the ongoing cycle of violence in Miami, at a town hall Friday, which some of the cast members of Moonlight also attended.

Having gotten a taste of politics when she campaigned for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton last year, Fulton now thinks she is ready to do her part by running for office.

The only thing I can do is try, Fulton told Local 10. And I am not afraid to try.

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There has been so much written over the past few weeks regarding George Zimmerman as a talking point referring to the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017. The bill, also known as H.R. 38 would allow people from states with very lax requirements to carry hidden loaded guns in states with much higher standards, like New Jersey.

No matter what you think of the Zimmerman case, it was a horrible, unfortunate situation where no one won. We can re-litigate it to death but the facts are Trayvon Martin is dead and George Zimmermans life has spiraled out of control. If H.R. 38, Concealed Carry Reciprocity is passed into law these types of incidents will be more prevalent in our country. That alone is great reason to oppose this dangerous legislation.

In New Jersey to conceal carry a gun in public, a person needs to apply for a permit, submit 3 letters of character reference, prove under oath a justifiable need for the firearm and complete several firearms training courses. As a result of our strong gun laws, we have the 5th lowest number of gun deaths per capita in the U. S.

Concealed Carry Reciprocity would force New Jersey to accept concealed carry weapon permits issued by states with more lax requirements. Here are some reasons this is not a good idea:

Twenty-one states issue permits to convicted stalkers.

Twenty states allow individuals who have been convicted of crimes of violence to obtain concealed carry permits

In Texas alone, more than 400 criminals (including armed robbers and rapists) were issued permits between 1995 2000, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.

Florida has more than 1 million concealed carry permit holders. An Orlando Sentinel analysis of a six-month period in Florida reported that CCW permits were issued to more than 1,400 felons, 216 people with outstanding warrants, 128 people with active domestic violence injunctions against them, and six registered sex offenders.

National concealed carry reciprocity legislation is opposed by key law enforcement organizations, including the Fraternal Order of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence and many others. The District Attorney of New York City, Cyrus Vance Jr. recently remarked, Its a terrible idea, we dont want shootouts in the middle of Manhattan.

There is no credible evidence to show that lax concealed carry laws reduce crime. Claims that guns are used defensively millions of times a year have also been widely discredited. It is rare when a gun is used in self-defense.

I urge readers to contact their Congressional Representative and urge them to oppose the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, H.R. 38. You can reach Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen at 973-984-0711 and Josh Gottheimer at 888-216-5646.

The mission of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is to create a safer America by cutting gun deaths in half by 2025. The strategy centers on the idea of saving lives by keeping guns out of dangerous peoples hands.

Sue Hannon

President, Sussex County Chapter

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Sparta, NJ

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An NYPD officer during the NYC Pride March on June 26, 2016 in New York City. Eric Thayer / Getty Images

Rodney Diverlus, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, pointed to the fraught history between police and black communities, as well as queer communities, in his response to GOALs invitation.

I think its outrageous to be honest with you, Diverlus said in an interview with NBC Out. This is coming from one of the most violent police forces in the world, the NYPD, and it just shows the lack of commitment from our police force to be addressing any of the real issues with this action.

BLM has been protesting police brutality since its inception in 2013, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida.

In March of last year, BLM

The invitation from New York police to Toronto police does nothing to better the relations between police forces and black communities. Were talking about how black and queer people face violence from police and how queer communities can be more inclusive to black communities, Diverlus said. Were talking about life and death.

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James Fallarino, a spokesman for the NYC Pride March organizers, noted in an interview with NBC Out that the invitation to the Toronto Police Service did not come from NYC Pride organizers. However, he said GOAL was welcome to invite whomever they'd like.

Our policy around the NYC Pride March is that anybody who wishes to register can do so, and then theyre welcome to invite anyone they like to march with them, he explained. In the context of that, we look forward to having police officers from all over representing GOAL.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --For a little more than a decade now, CentralFlorida'smajor news outlets have long since become the servant to the master of the microphone and video camera -- Mike Chitwood -- the reality star of law enforcement media theatrics.

But how well do any of us real ever know someone in a position of public trust and who wieldspoliticalpower. Often, it is someone who comes across as engaging and above reproach.

Consider foul-mouthed Mike Chitwood, Volusia County' s sheriff since January and ex-Daytona Beach PD chief,who, in the past10 1/2 years, has had more face time in the Central Florida media spotlight than any othernewsmaker alongthe I-4 corridor -- from Disney and the Attractions to the rollingocean surfand hard sands of the World's Most Famous Beach.

Chitwood has hogged the spotlight more thanTiger Woods andShaquille O'Neal. More than Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.More than Dwight Howard,Grant Hill andVince Carter. And way more than John Morgan of Morgan and Morgan and auto accident negligenceattorney Mark Nejame.

Chitwood has George Zimmerman and Casey Anthony beat. It's not even close, even when they are combined. Chitwood even created his own theatricalOscar moment by coaxing a despondent George Anthony from a seedy beachside motel in favor of a waiting bed in the psych ward at Halifax Hospital just up the road from Daytona International Speedway.

But for all the attention he has generated tin the media as a tough talking, no-nonsense top cop, there appears to be a dark side that with aperverse, in the Chitwood also has a darksidetherhere appears to be a dark side to him that with a subtle hints that is beccwhat dohere appears to be a dark side to Chitwood

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