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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]
Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin; September 17, 1966) is an American civil servant. A former Arkansas state employee, Jones sued United States President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment in 1994. In the initial lawsuit, Jones cited Clinton for sexual harassment at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 8, 1991.
In 1994, Paula Jones filed a lawsuit accusing Clinton of sexual harassment when he was governor of Arkansas. [5] Clinton attempted to delay a trial until after he left office, but in May 1997 the Supreme Court unanimously rejected Clinton's claim that the Constitution immunized him from civil lawsuits, and shortly thereafter the pre-trial discovery process commenced.
In October 1998, Clinton's attorneys tentatively offered $700,000 to settle the case, which was then the $800,000 which Jones' lawyers sought. [7] Clinton later agreed to an out-of-court settlement and paid Jones $850,000. [8] Bennett said the president made the settlement only so he could end the lawsuit for good and move on with his life. [9]
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
Controversies associated with the former President of the United States Bill Clinton and his administration (1993–2001). "Controversies" here means allegations of legal or ethical wrongdoing (such as the Whitewater controversy), not policy proposals that people debated heavily and thus were "controversial" (such as the Clinton health care plan), but would include lawsuits like American ...
Joseph Cammarata is an American attorney mainly known for handling the high-profile case against President Bill Clinton, in which he represented Paula Jones in a sexual harassment lawsuit against President Clinton. [1] Cammarata also represented seven women who alleged they were sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby in a defamation lawsuit. [2]
Clinton Jones may refer to: Clinton Jones (footballer) (born 1984), Australian rules footballer; Clinton Jones (American football) (born 1945), former professional American football player; Clinton Jones (aviator) (1892–1965), World War I flying ace; Clinton Jones (White Collar), a character from the USA Network series White Collar; Clinton ...