The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute hosted six former law clerks who worked with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. This was part of an all-day conference commemo…
639 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations held a hearing of its Over-Criminalization Task Force. The task force was created in 2013 with a m…
1,342 viewsParticipants spoke about the special counsel investigation of President Clinton and the subsequent impeachment and Senate trial for his affair with Monica Lewinsky. The discussion centered a…
2,239 viewsA panel of legal experts argued against renewal of the Watergate-era independent counsel law when it expired June 30, 1999. Julie O’Sullivan offered options for the replacement of the indepe…
95 viewsProfessors discussed the relationship between the independent counsel and the presidency. They talked about this relationship in the context of the Supreme Court case U.S. v. Nixon. They ans…
236 viewsGeorgetown Law School hosted a panel discussion on the Independent Counsel Act. Participants debated the role of independent counsel in the legal and political systems.
2,096 viewsPanelists talked about the structure and function of the Independent Counsel Act. The act was established in 1978 and is up for reauthorization by Congress next year. Former independent coun…
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