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Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case establishing that a sitting President of the United States has no immunity from civil law litigation, in federal court, for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office. [1]
Clinton v. Jones, 1997 landmark Supreme Court case decision establishing that a sitting U.S. president has no immunity from civil law litigation against him or her, for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office. Impeachment investigations of United States federal officials; Full Text of the Starr Report
Clinton v. Jones: 520 U.S. 681 (1997) Executive privilege and immunity: Agostini v. Felton: 521 U.S. 203 (1997) reexamination of Establishment Clause jurisprudence as it applies schools Kansas v. Hendricks: 521 U.S. 346 (1997) procedures for involuntary indefinite civil commitment of dangerous persons City of Boerne v. Flores: 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
In the initial lawsuit, Jones cited Clinton for sexual harassment at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 8, 1991. Following a series of civil suits and appeals through the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals from May 1994 to January 1996, Clinton v. Jones eventually reached the United States Supreme Court on May 27 ...
Massachusetts v. EPA: 2007: States have standing to sue the EPA to enforce their views of federal law, in this case, the view that carbon dioxide was an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act. Cited Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co. as precedent. 5–4 Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation: 2007: Bond v. United States: 2011
Mr Clinton agreed to pay his accuser, Ms Jones, $850,000 to drop a sexual harassment lawsuit. He settled out of court in November 1998, about halfway through his second term as president.
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On offense, the 1997 Michigan team had neither a 1000-yard rusher nor a 500-yard receiver. Tai Streets was the leading receiver with 476 receiving yards, and Chris Howard led the team in rushing with 938 rushing yards. Quarterback Brian Griese set Michigan single-season records with 193 pass completions and 307 pass attempts.