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Clinton, President of the United States v. Jones
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Clinton,_President_of_the_United_States_v._Jones
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Clinton_v._Jones
gptkbp:arguedDate
January 13, 1997
gptkbp:citation
520 U.S. 681
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
May 27, 1997
gptkbp:decidedBy
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:docketNumber
95-1853
gptkbp:heldBy
A sitting President of the United States has no immunity from civil litigation for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Clinton, President of the United States v. Jones
gptkbp:judge
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:plaintiff
gptkb:Paula_Jones
gptkbp:precedentSet
Presidents are not immune from civil litigation for unofficial acts while in office.
gptkbp:relatedTo
Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations
gptkbp:subject
Civil litigation
Presidential immunity
gptkbp:unanimousDecision
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Clinton_v._Jones_Supreme_Court_decision
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7