Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...careful last week not to rush to judgment about the White House telephoning sessions by Gore and Clinton. Gore said Friday that Reno's decision to extend her review of his calls was no surprise, and he vowed to cooperate. "I remain confident that everything I did was legal and correct," said Gore. But while it appears that Gore and Clinton are in the same legal boat over the phone calls, a top Justice Department official cautioned that the two cases are far from identical. Gore's calls are well documented, and Gore has admitted to connecting with donors...
...contribution. Before long, Thomann got a phone call from Richard Sullivan, the party's finance director in Washington. Thomann said Sullivan informed him of a "change in direction" for the Vasquez pledge. Sullivan wanted the money routed to Carey's campaign, as long as Thomann made sure it was legal, according to Thomann's depositions. He was told by Sullivan that someone from the Teamsters would call to iron out any problems, Thomann recalls. As a veteran campaign worker, he was puzzled by the instructions...
...unsavory as their picture-taking binge may have been, the primary legal question is whether the photographers conspicuously failed to aid "persons in danger," as required by French law. One big strike against them is that with one exception, none of them attempted to call for help, though all were equipped with cell phones. Their almost unanimous response to this charge is that they heard or assumed "someone else" had already called...
...dine at Hooters restaurants have certain expectations, some of which may have to do with food and drink. But the chain's primary attraction, waitresses of ample bosom and less than ample costume, got some measure of legal protection last week. The company settled a class action in Chicago brought by men who claimed sexual discrimination when the chain refused to hire them as waiters...
MIAMI: The husband-and-wife legal team of Stanley and Susan Rosenblatt were the big winners Friday, as Big Tobacco settled its first-ever courtroom battle over secondhand smoke. The industry paid the plaintiffs? legal costs, and gave $300 million to bankroll a foundation that will research their illnesses...