*TRIALS (Libel), *HISTORY of the freedom of the press, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law), COLONIAL New York, ca. 1600-1775
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Provides information on the 1735 libel trial of New York City printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger. Libel charge because of his paper's opposition to policies of New York's royal governor, William Cosby; Writings which are considered libelous; Those who are liable to be punished for a libel; Arguments provided by the defendant; Arguments of the plaintiff; Court's decision on the case filed against Zenger.
The article presents information on a legal suit filed by a widow against general James Adams whose details were published in the "Sangamon Journal." The readers were presented the truth of the case by lawyer Abraham Lincoln. According to him, a widow by the name of Anderson and her son from Fulton county came to Springfield for the purpose of selling a ten acre lot of ground belonging to the deceased husband and father. They found the land was claimed by Adams.
UNITED States governmental investigations, ACTIONS & defenses (Law), SPECIAL prosecutors, IMPEACHMENT of presidents, POLITICAL attitudes
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Presents information obtained by the Office of the Independent Council of the United States which may provide grounds for the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Charges of perjury and obstruction of justice; Details of the president's sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky; Conclusions of special prosecutor Ken Starr.
UNITED States governmental investigations, ACTIONS & defenses (Law), SPECIAL prosecutors, IMPEACHMENT of presidents, POLITICAL attitudes
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Presents in narrative form the details disclosed by the Office of the Independent Council (OIC) during its investigation into the relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Evidence that the OIC feels warrant impeachment proceedings; Details of the president's affair.
UNITED States governmental investigations, ACTIONS & defenses (Law), SPECIAL prosecutors, IMPEACHMENT of presidents, POLITICAL attitudes
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Presents the text of the initial response by the White House to the referral submitted by Kenneth Starr and the Office of the Independent Counsel of the United States on September 18, 1998.