Catholic Church and Child Protection
Former leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Child Protection Review Board discussed current investigations into possible sexual abuse and what reforms they recommend.
440 viewsFormer leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Child Protection Review Board discussed current investigations into possible sexual abuse and what reforms they recommend.
440 viewsAttorney Robert Bennett talked about his experiences as President Clinton’s personal defense attorney in the legal fight against Paula Jones, defending former Secretary of Defense Caspar Wei…
982 viewsA book party for Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think, by Chris Matthews was held at Time Magazine’s Margaret Carlson’s Georgetown home. The event includes remarks by Carlson, Chis Matth…
240 viewsRobert Bennett talked about his memoir In the Ring: The Trials of a Washington Lawyer. In his book, Mr. Bennett chronicles his life from growing up in Brooklyn to representing numerous high…
254 viewsSecretary of Defense Casper Weinberger held a news conference shortly after he received a presidential pardon for his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair, in which money obtained from the …
511 viewsA group of attorneys participated in a panel discussion on how to argue a case before the Supreme Court.
867 viewsThe National Review Board created by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released their report on the nature and scope of the problem of sexual abuse of minors by clergy. It was preceded…
5,485 viewsAt the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, participants answered reporters' questions about the status of the zero-tolerance policy instituted at prior year’s meeting, the appointment of a …
90 viewsParticipants talked about recent corporate scandals and business ethics. Among the topics they addressed were recently passed corporate accountability legislation, regulation and enforcement…
156 viewsRepresentative Peter King, a Republican from New York published his second novel. According to King, the book "contains as much fiction as his speeches on the house floor". Deliver Us From E…
212 viewsRobert Bennett, a legal counsel to President Bill Clinton (D) spoke about how the adversarial process influences the ethics and morality of court officers. Among the issues he discussed were…
342 viewsWitnesses testified about their experiences with independent counsel investigations, the lapse of the independent counsel statute, and the manner in which future investigations of government…
360 viewsGovernmental Affairs Committee review of independent counsel law. Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) introduced the first panel which testified that if the independent counsel statute were to …
170 viewsMr. Bennett commented on the Jones v. Clinton lawsuit and answered reporters' questions. He stated that President Clinton is willing to settle because the American people want the president …
71 viewsMr. Bennett described a “scandal machine” driven by politics and the media. He strongly criticized the Independent Counsel Statute saying that it had become a political tool used by both Rep…
81 viewsProfessor Michael Gottesman, Georgetown University Law Center, moderated this discussion on the proper boundary between privacy and the press role as a watchdog over the public interest. The…
351 viewsRobert Bennett spoke briefly with reporters outside his Washington, DC office. He said he had nothing to add to the decision and that the president was please with it.
45 viewsPresident Bill Clinton’s Attorney Robert Bennett announced his latest filing with the U.S. District Court in Little Rock in the Paula Jones lawsuit against President Clinton. He said the bri…
120 viewsRobert Bennett talked about a motion filed in Little Rock that asks for a dismissal in the suit brought against President Bill Clinton by Paula Jones. He explained the rationale behind the m…
116 viewsAfter giving a speech to law clerks, Robert Bennett, President Clinton’s lawyer, talked with reporters about the ongoing investigation of the president. He criticized leaks to the press.
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