Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...public increasingly sensitive to invasions of privacy, especially by unaccountable officials with unlimited resources and an army of FBI agents to do their bidding. And if this whole case were to wind up in an impeachment proceeding in Congress, it would become a political fight as much as a legal one, with public perception carrying nearly as much weight as actual evidence...
...couldn't stop him, the White House hoped at least to slow Starr down a bit. Legal experts say that Kendall's action in court this week is no small matter; it will at the very least cause a fair bit of heartburn for the independent counsel. A senior Justice official went so far as to suggest to TIME that given the thick conflicts of interest in the case, a special prosecutor might have to be appointed to probe an independent counsel. As a lawyer on the case put it, "This isn't exactly charted territory." Ginsburg, meanwhile, announced plans...
...gauntlet has been thrown by Starr and the President, two icons of our democratic government. Monica is just a pawn in their game. Kenneth Starr has spent $40 million in taxpayer funds for his investigation. The President is complaining about running out of money for legal fees and says he needs a $3 million fund. But Monica Lewinsky and her parents face the total resources of the U.S. Government--never fewer than five attorneys, and four or five FBI agents working against her. The American public should know what it's like to be caught between two agencies of government...
...Clinton reportedly called her in and walked her through his version of the Lewinsky affair. As the fallout from that day continues, unwanted opportunities are falling into Currie's lap. Tell-all biographer Kitty Kelley, an acquaintance of Currie's, called her last week and offered to pay her legal bills. (Currie declined.) But even aside from the Lewinsky mess, the past year has been difficult for Currie. She lost a sister and a brother in quick succession, but few who work with Currie ever glimpsed her grief. Robert Currie has been trying to get his wife to retire. Persuading...
...Secret Service has certainly taken note. Legal wrangling has begun over their right to resist Starr?s subpoenas ? on the grounds that breaking their code of silence makes it hard to protect the First Family. While Janet Reno mulled the matter over, President Clinton?s supporters pounced on the agency?s crisis of confidence. ?This is a further example of desperate and apparently irresponsible tactics by Mr. Starr,? said Lanny Davis, former White House special legal counsel...