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1、法律英语经典案例：2005年审判克林顿总统弹劾案 上传时间:2012-2-16 浏览次数:118 字体大小：大中小 TheImpeachmentTrialofPresidentWilliamClinton byDouglasO.Linder(2005) In1999,foronlythesecondtimeinUnitedStateshistory,theSenateconductedanimpeachmenttrialofaPresident.TheacquittalofWillia
2、mJeffersonClintononFebruary12cameasnogreatsurprise,giventhenearparty-linevoteonimpeachmentchargesintheHouseofRepresentativesleadingtothetrial. Despiteitspredictableoutcome,theimpeachmenttrialofPresidentClintoniswellworthstudying,bothforwhatitsaysabou
3、tthefailureofthejudiciaryandpoliticalinstitutionstorespondadequatelytoanunprecedentedsituation,andwhatittellsusaboutthefailuresofBillClinton,theall-too-humanoccupantofthenation'shighestoffice.Thetrialalsoraisesfascinatingquestionsaboutthedistinctionbe
4、tweenpublicmoralityandprivatemorality. Background:ThePaulaJonesSexualHarassmentSuit TheimpeachmentsagaofPresidentClintonhasitsoriginsinasexualharassmentlawsuitbroughtinArkansasinMay,1994byPaulaJones,aformerArkansasstateemployee.Inhersuit,Jonesallege
5、dthatonMay8,1991,whileshehelpedtostaffastate-sponsoredmanagementconferenceattheExcelsiorHotelinLittleRock,astatetrooperandmemberofGovernorClinton'ssecuritydetail,DannyFerguson,approachedherandtoldherthattheGovernorwouldliketomeetherinhishotelsuite.Min
6、uteslater,Jones,seeingthisasanopportunitytoadvancehercareer,tooktheelevatortoClinton'ssuite.There,accordingtoherdisputedaccount,Clintonmadeaseriesofincreasinglyaggressivemoves,culminatinginhisdropping20/20hispantsexposinganerection——andthenaskingJones
7、to"kissit."JonesclaimedthatshestoodandtoldtheGovernor,"I'mnotthatkindofgirl."Assheleft,Clintonstoppedherbythedoorandsaid,"You'reasmartgirl,let'skeepthisbetweenourselves." LawyersforClintonarguedthattheJonessuitwoulddistracthimfromtheimportanttasksofh
8、isofficeandshouldnotbeallowedtogoforwardwhileheoccupiedtheWhiteHouse.Clinton'simmunityclaimeventuallyreachedtheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.TheCourtruledunanimouslyinMay,1997againstthePresident,andalloweddiscoveryinthecasetoproceed.AsFederalAppeal
