Clinton, President of the United States v. Jones

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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