Word: legally
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...perspective devoid of any moral or ethical responsibility. To see the matter in a purely nationalist framework--Israelis and Palestinians engaged in territorial struggle solely for the sake of their nations--is to overlook normative judgments and a sense of right and wrong. Looking at the controversy from international legal and human rights perspectives sheds a fuller light on the real questions of Palestine...
...White House has already invoked the separate notion of Executive privilege in an attempt to screen aides Bruce Lindsey and Sidney Blumenthal from Starr. Extending a similar privilege to the Secret Service would be novel, says Burt Neuborne, former legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, but not unreasonable. "It has all the hallmarks of other privileges, such as the marital and clergy privileges. Without it, you run the risk of injuring what is a tremendously important relationship." Not everybody is convinced. "The presidency comes with a lot of perks, but this one is just over the top," says...
...conclude his grand jury inquiry into Arkansas matters next week, which is one reason why his team deposed Hillary Clinton for five hours on Saturday. Starr himself questioned the First Lady at the White House about a sham real estate deal called Castle Grande, for which she did some legal work in the '80s. She testified about four memos related to that project but denied any wrongdoing...
Another long shot for Mary could be a claim that Vili raped her, since she was vulnerable and didn't have the will to resist his come-ons. So far, however, Mary has avoided putting any legal burdens on her young lover. Meanwhile, her friends and lawyers are bickering about how to proceed. The infighting has worsened in the past few weeks. Howards has tried, unsuccessfully, to get them all to shut up, and she is the only one who isn't talking...
...could indict Lewinsky for perjury in the Paula Jones case. "He wouldn't get much public sympathy," says Novak, "and legal experts believe a D.C. jury won't be impressed...