DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1998
Court Decisions

Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action in College Admissions
• University of Texas v. Cheryl Hopwood et al.
  • Decision not to review 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ban of racial quotas for college admissions
  • Directly affects Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana
  • Supreme Court Decision (Case Western Reserve)
    • Short statement denying petition for writ of certiorari
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
    • Decision Affirming Lower Court (May 11, 1994)
    • Affirmation of Previous Decision (March 18, 1996)
• University of California v. Bakke (Cornell)
  • Text and syllabus of 1978 Supreme Court decision allowing racial quotas in college admissions
  • Full citation for printed Supreme Court Decisions is 438 U.S. 265
Piscataway Board of Education v. Taxman
• Piscataway Board of Education v. Taxman
  • Decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (1996) on layoffs of equally-qualified people based on race
  • Being considered by Supreme Court during 1997/98
  • Text from Americans United for Affirmative Action
• Americans United for Affirmative Action
  • Summary of case
  • Web site plans include the text of briefs filed
• School Board in New Jersey Settles Affirmative Action Suit
  • CNN article dated Nov. 21, 1997 settling the case out of court
Proposition 209 (California)
• Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal of Proposition 209 (Law Journal Extra)
  • Coalition for Economic Equity v. Wilson
  • Proposition 209 prevents gender and race preferences in California State hiring
  • Supreme Court refused to hear case by opponents on November 3, 1997
  • News article and text of related documents
• California Attorney General
  • Chronology of legal actions with hot links
  • Includes text of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision
• Proposition 209 (Calif.Secy.State)
  • Full text of proposal which prohibits California discrimination or preferential treatment
  • Analyses for and against proposal, written in 1996
• ACLU Position
  • Legal documents filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on Proposition 209
  • Articles on the constitutionality
• Affirmative Action and Diversity Project (UCSB)
  • Position papers on both sides of affirmative action issue
  • Includes race, gender, changing definitions of diversity, pending federal and state laws and court decisions
  • University of California Regent decision prohibiting race as college admission factor as well as UC faculty and student response
• Michigan Daily
  • Article on effect of Proposition 209 on University of Michigan affirmative action lawsuit
  • Dated November 4, 1997
  See also University of Michigan Affirmative Action Lawsuit

Affirmative Action (University of Michigan)

Gratz and Hamacher v. The Regents of the University of Michigan
Plaintiffs, Defense, Legal Issues
Local News Coverage, Related Materials
Web page moved to permit further expansion

Impeachment Process

Congressional Research Service Reports
• Impeachment: An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedures, and Practice
  • Constitutional provisions with historical footnotes
  • Summary of previous impeachments
  • Dated Feb. 27, 1998
• Intersection between the Former Presidents Act and the Impeachment Process
  • Benefits given to former president if impeached
  • Dated June 5, 1998
• Continuation of an Impeachment Proceeding from One Congress to the Next
  • Congressional Research Service report dated October 7, 1998
  • Over 600 KB in pdf format
Federal Impeachment Process: A Bibliographic Guide (Cornell)
• Bibliography of sources on English law, U.S. constitutional law, court cases, book and journal articles

House Judiciary Committee
• Special section on Starr Report and impeachment
• Republican statements and rules
• Text of hearings and reports since 1997
• Committee rules
• House Judiciary Democrats have their own web page

House Judiciary October 5th Impeachment Meeting
• Democratic Alternative
  • John Conyers announced an alternative Democratic resolution on October 2
• Proposed Republican Resolution (CourtTV)
  • Proposed on October 1
• House Judiciary Committee
  • Republican statements at Oct. 5, 1998 hearing to consider impeachment inquiry
  • Republican resolution (passed)
• House Judiciary Committee Democrats
  • Democratic statements made at October 5th meeting found under Independent Counsel
• House Judiciary Transcripts (CNN)
  • Text of Republican and Democratic speeches
  • Text of presentations by attorneys Schippers (Republican) and Lowell (Democratic)
House Vote on Impeachment Inquiry
• Floor Debate (CNN)
  • Text of debate on October 8, 1998
  • Congressional Record Version (THOMAS)
• House Report 105-795
  • Text of House Resolution 581
  • Describes House Judiciary Committee's reasons for recommending impeachment inquiry
  • Lists 15 possible felonies
  • Includes dissenting views
• House Resolution 581
  • Republican resolution to begin impeachment inquiry
• Resolution passed: 258 (for) - 176 (against)
• Roll Call Vote 498 (Clerk of the House)
  • Individual votes on the resolution arranged by yea and nay, then alphabetically by Member

House Judiciary Impeachment Hearings, November 9-December 12, 1998
• House Judiciary Committee
  • Text of prepared statements
  • Begins with November 9th statements on the Constitutional purpose of impeachment
• Judiciary Committee Hearing, November 19, 1998
  • Transcript of Ken Starr Testimony and Questions (CNN)
    • Video from Court TV
    • David Schippers (Republican Counsel) transcripts
    • David Kendall's (President's Counsel) questioning
  • Ken Starr's Prepared Testimony (CNN)
    • JPEG format of prepared testimony on Nov. 19, 1998
    • Text Copy with Outline (MSNBC)
  • Chairman Hyde's Opening Statement (CNN)
  • Rep. Conyers Opening Statement
• Judiciary Committee Hearing, December 1, 1998
  • Testimony on indictments for perjury about sex
  • Includes statements by those convicted as well as scholars
  • Transcrips from AllPolitics
• Judiciary Committee Hearing, December 8-12, 1998
  • Hearings defended President Clinton
  • CNN
    • Transcripts of December 8 (CNN)
  • Transcripts via the Washington Post (December 8-12)
• House Judiciary Committee Hearing, December 10, 1998
  • Closing Arguments by Abbe Lowell
    • Lowell is the counsel of House Judiciary Democrats
  • Closing Arguments by David Schippers
    • Schippers is counsel to the House Judiciary Republicans
Articles of Impeachment
• Republican Draft (CNN)
  • Dated December 9, 1998
  • Washington Post copy
  • Articles of Impeachment as Passed (CNN)
    • Text of four articles passed by House Judiciary Committee on December 10-11
    • Includes Gekas amendment to Article IV
    • Links to roll call votes
  • Committee Votes (CNN)
    • Committee votes on December 11, 1998
    • Member-by-member and article by article
Censure
• Democratic Draft (CNN)
  • Dated December 9, 1998
  • Washington Post copy
  • Committee Censure Vote on December 12 (Washington Post)
Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton (House Report 105-830)
• Report by House Judiciary Committee dated December 16, 1998 recommending impeachment of the President
• Includes additional concurring and dissenting views
• Adobe Acrobat format
• Introduction in Text Format (Washington Post)

House Impeachment Debate
• Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 611)
  • Only Articles I and III were approved; see roll call votes below
  • GPO Copy
  • Library of Congress Copy
  • Washington Post Copy
• Excerpts of Debate (Washington Post)
  • Excerpts of debate on the House floor, December 18, 1998
• Transcripts of Dec. 18-19 Debate on House Floor
  • CNN (HTML format)
  • Transcripts via THOMAS (Library of Congress)
    • December 18
    • December 19
  • Roll Call Votes on December 19, 1998
    • Article I (Passed)
    • Article II (Defeated)
    • Article III (Passed)
    • Article IV (Defeated)
  • Censure Alternative
    • Censure Resolution (CNN)
      • Dated December 9, 1998
    • Roll Call Vote

President Clinton
• President's Statement Following Impeachment Vote (December 19, 1998)
• President Clinton's Apology
  • Apology delivered on December 11 just before Judiciary Committee impeachment vote
• President's Apology/Rebuttal of December 8 (CNN)
  • Full text of 184-page report analyzing Kenneth Starr's charges
  • Judiciary Committee copy
  • Washington Post copy
• President's Answers to the Judiciary Committee's 81 Questions
  • Answers released on November 27, 1998
  • Court TV (text format)
  • CNN Version (JPEG format)
• See also
  • President's Grand Jury Testimony
  • President's Statement following grand jury testimony
  • President's Deposition in the Paula Jones case
  • President's Response to the Starr Report

Related Developments
• Livingston Resignation
  • Bob Livingston's Statement on Marital Infidelity (December 17, 1998)
  • Text of Bob Livingston's Resignation Announcement
• Operation Desert Fox

Historical Material
• Federalist Papers
  • Eighty-five articles written for New Yorkers in 1787 and 1788 urging ratification of the U.S. Constitution
  • Impeachment covered under the powers of the Senate
  • Written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
  • Text from Project Gutenberg and the Library of Congress
• Finding Precedent: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
  • Articles, illustrations and editorials on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson from Harper's Weekly, 1865-69
  • Historical context, the key issues, biographies, and post-impeachment Presidency
• Impeachment Documents Relating to a U.S. President (Auburn University)
  • Full text of selected government documents relating to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton
  • Includes procedures, reports, and hearings
  • Text in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Under construction as of October 1998 but considerable progress made
See also Starr Report and Jones/Lewinsky case

Jones V. Clinton

All Politics
• Political news from CNN, Time and Congressional Quarterly
• Lawsuit Dismissal
  • Judge Susan Wright dismissed the Jones lawsuit against President Clinton on April 1, 1998
  • Analysis of ruling and reaction of parties
  • Future implications
  • Public opinion polls
  • Judge Wright's Decision (Judgment Order, Opinion and Order, and Filings Summary
• Legal Documents
  • Excerpts of legal documents released to the public by both the Jones and Clinton attorneys
  • Includes depositions by the President, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey, and White House staff
• Sealed Documents
  • Full text of documents released on October 19, 1998 in pdf format
  • President's January 17th deposition appeared separately
• Paula Jones Case
  • News stories, legal issues and public opinion
  • Article dated January 16
Court TV Coverage
• Case files include news and court documents
Federal Grand Jury (Univ.Dayton)
• Description of the grand jury system at the federal and state levels
• Size, powers, term, functions, procedures
Roll Call
• Daily newspaper of Capitol Hill
• Issues not archived on the web
• See paper copy of January 22, 1998 issue for excepts of telephone interview with the President on the Lewinsky accusations (Serial/Microforms JK 1. R6 - shelved with newspapers
Monica Lewinsky
• All Politics
  • Lewinsky Allegations
    • Article dated January 22 summarizes allegations and provides biographies of Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp and Vernon Jordan
    • Reactions by Republicans, Mrs. Clinton, the White House
    • News analysis
  • Lewinsky Immunity
    • July 28th coverage of arrangement with Ken Starr
    • Links to subpoena of the President, executive privilege issue, and court orders
  • President's Speech on Grand Jury Testimony (AllPolitics)
    • Transcript of four-minute address to the nation on August 17, 1998
    • Admits responsibility for Lewinsky situation and calls the nation to move ahead
    • Links to related stories
  • For continuing coverage, see index page to All Politics
• Court TV
  • Overview of the players and legal issues
  • Text of Monica Lewinsky's affadavit
• Lieberman Statement
  • Text of address by Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Ct) on floor of Senate about Lewinsky admissions, September 3, 1998
  • Senator Bob Kerrey and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan followed
Independent Council
• See also Starr Report
• Ken Starr
  • Address: 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20004
  • Phone: (202) 514-8688
  • Biographical Profile (All Politics)
    • Political biography written January 1998
    • Brief vital statistics
• Law Governing Independent Counsel
  • Laws governing appointment, duties, and dismissal appear in Title 28, Chapter 40 (paragraphs 591-599) of the United States Code
Sexual Harassment
• Federal Definition (EEOC)
  • Federal definition provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Appears in Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Paragraph 1604.11
  • Search the Code of Federal Regulations via GPO Access for additional information
  • Regulations issued pursuant to Section 703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC 2000e-2)
• Legal Definition (Penn State)
  • Federal definition and examples
  • Types of harassment
• Burlington Industries v. Ellerth
  • Supreme Court decision broadening ability to sue for harassment even when no tangible effects felt
  • Decision made June 1998
Washington Post: Clinton Accused
• Special report on Monica Lewinsky's accusations, key players, and continuing developments
• Related web pages on Whitewater and the Paula Jones lawsuit
White House Electronic Publications
• Press releases, speeches and documents beginning January 1993 and updated daily
• Searches may be limited by date, type of publication, broad subject category, and principal speaker
• Searching by keyword and date

Line Item Veto

Clinton v. New York City
• Supreme Court decision determining the line item veto law is unconstitutional
• Decision rendered in June 1998
New York City v. Clinton (Law Journal Extra)
• Text of complaint and Washington, D.C. judge's decision ruling the line item veto unconstitutional
Line Item Veto Act (THOMAS)
• Full text of Public Law 104-130
• Includes links to related reports and Congressional Record
President Clinton's Line Item Vetoes
• Full text of President's vetoes since 1997 in Adobe Acrobat format

Microsoft

Lawsuit
• Lawsuit to prevent Microsoft from distributing Windows98 with bundled Internet Explorer in June 1998
• Complaint from Justice Department and 20 states
Competition and Innovation in the Digital Age
• Text of prepared statements before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 23, 1998
• Includes representatives of Oracle, LOTUS, Sybase, and Real Networks
FindLaw
• Text of all complaints, petititions and court orders on Microsoft since 1994
• Links to interested parties
• Its Newswire has daily legal news on the case
Justice Department
• Text of complaint and briefs filed May 18, 1998
• Three additional cases against Microsoft since 1995
Market Power and Structural Change in the Software Industry
• Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3, 1998
• Includes the prepared statements of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates as well as representatives from Netscape, Sun, and Dell
Microsoft
• Microsoft filings in the antitrust case and corporate press releases

Starr Report

Independent Counsel's Report on the President
• Independent Counsel's Report on the President (Thomas)
  • Principals, history and possible offenses
• Independent Counsel's Report on the President (House of Representatives)
• Independent Counsel's Report on the President (GPO)
• Independent Counsel's Report on the President (House Judiciary Committee)
• All Politics
• Court TV
• Northwestern University
• Suffolk County Library
• The Financial Center
Ken Starr's Report for Kids
• Describes basic concepts in the report; defines issues and terms
• Each section draws lessons, asks children to consider the issues, and recognizes their possible emotions
Independent Counsel's Supplemental Report (House Document 105-311)
• Report contains Monica Lewinsky's deposition, Presidential statements, map of White House, litigation history
• Over 3100 pages
• GPO Access
  • Adobe Acrobat version with HTML index
  • Note that files could be timeconsuming to download
• CNN Version
  • Brief table of contents in HTML format
  • Material is in GIF format; less time-consuming to download but must be accessed one page at a time
• Court TV Version
  • Some files lengthy as of 9/22/98
  • Plans underway to segment them for easier viewing
• Paper copy may be purchased the Government Printing Office; Stock Number: 052-071-01274-5; $68.00 domestic
Independent Counsel's October 2nd Supplement (House Document 105-316)
• Includes testimony of Bettie Currie, Marcia Lewis, Lucianne Goldberg, and Presidential staff members
• CNN Version
• GPO Version
President's Rebuttal
• White House Electronic Publications
  • Official response expected between September 11 and 14
  • Web site has press releases, speeches and documents beginning January 1993 and updated daily
  • Searches may be limited by date, type of publication, broad subject category, and principal speaker
  • Searching by keyword and date
• President's Rebuttal
  • Preliminary Rebuttal (White House)
    • Rebuttal of accusations made in Starr Report
    • Drafted by David Kendall, Charles Ruff, et al on September 11, 1998
  • Preliminary Rebuttal (CNN)
    • Rebuttal of accusations made in Starr Report
    • Drafted by David Kendall, Charles Ruff, et al on September 11, 1998
• President's Second Rebuttal
  • Second Rebuttal (CNN)
    • Detailed rebuttal of charges made against the President in the Starr Report
    • Written by David Kendall et al. and dated September 12, 1998
  • Second Rebuttal (Washington Post)
  • White House
President Clinton's August 17th Testimony
• Tape As It Happens (CNN)
  • Printed summary of four-hour tape as it is aired
  • Full Text Transcript
  • Also available via Real Video or Windows Media
Monica Lewinsky's Testimony (Washington Post)
• Transcript of Monica Lewinsky's Grand Jury Testimony, August 6 and 20, 1998
Linda Tripp Tapes
• Excerpts (CNN)
  • Brief excerpts in HTML format
  • Link in box on right side of screen
• Full Text (Court TV)
  • Full text in pdf format, tape by tape
  • May be lengthy to download
  • House Judiciary Committee Tape Release
    • Press release describing November 17th release of Linda Tripp-Monica Lewinsky audio tapes
    • Table coordinates tape with text
    • Tapes run 22 hours
    • CNN Version in WAV Audio
House Judiciary Committee
• Materials will be posted as available
House Rules Committee
• Text of H.Res. 525 providing for the reception of the report
• Chairman Gerald Solomon's opening statement and Republican summary
• Dated September 10, 1998
News Analysis
• Court TV
  • Legal analysis of the case
  • Text of communications between David Kendall and Ken Starr
  • House Resolution 525 and Starr Report as available
• Washington Post
  • Numerous news stories
  • Legal documents include depositions in Jones case
See also Jones/Lewinsky Case and Impeachment Process

Supreme Court, 1997/98

Piscataway Board of Education versus Taxman
• Decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (1996) on layoffs of equally-qualified people based on race
• Being considered by Supreme Court during 1997/98
• Text in Word Perfect Format; can be viewed on screen but best downloaded and opened up under word processing program
• From Villanova School of Law
Supreme Court Docket (Law Journal Extra)
• Summary of race/sex/rules of evidence cases before Supreme Court and citation to the cases being appealed
• Article dated October 6, 1997
Supreme Court Business Cases (Law Journal Extra)
• Description of the business cases before the court and citations to relevant decisions being appealed
• Article dated October 6, 1997

Supreme Court, 1998/99

Supreme Court Guide (New York Times)
• Biographies of the Court
• List of key cases, dates for oral arguments
• Articles evaluating the issues

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