Privilege at risk due to Whitewater; near-absolute client right hangs in balance on appeal

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Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr's investigation of Hillary Clinton's role in the 1993 firing of White House travel office employees was the impetus for the Swidler & Berlin v. United States claim, and Starr's grand jury subpoenaed the notes a Swidler partner took during an interview in which Vince Foster, shortly before his suicide, sought the attorney's counsel. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine do not shield notes when the client is dead and the information is sought in a criminal proceeding.

Laws, regulations and rules, Confidential communications, Attorney-client privilege, Executive privilege (Government information)

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Ethics adviser gets raise: Whitewater counsel Ken Starr relies heavily on Watergate veteran Sam Dash

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Georgetown University Law Center Professor Samuel Dash works extensively to provide Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr with ethics advice. The workload resulted in a raise in July 1995 from $1600 per week to $3200, reflecting an assumed workload increase from four to eight hours per week. Critics of the situation say Dash's work and rate are reasonable, but that the total sums involved are high because of Starr's extensive private legal work, raising further questions about his appointment.

Services, Compensation and benefits, Legal ethics, Special prosecutors, Dash, Samuel

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Will scandal become President Clinton's Watergate?

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Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's allegations of subornation of perjury regarding his alleged affair with her and of lying about said affair in a deposition for Paula Jones's suit could, if proven true, legally justify impeachment. Lewinsky has retained California attorney William H. Ginsburg.

Political crimes and offenses, Political crimes, Lewinsky, Monica

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