Bill Clinton–Paula Jones scandal

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The Bill Clinton–Paula Jones scandal refers to the sexual harassment allegations Paula Jones made against then–President Bill Clinton, which led to a high-profile lawsuit and played a significant role in the events surrounding his impeachment.

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instanceOf political scandal ⓘ
sexual harassment scandal ⓘ
allegationType sexual harassment ⓘ
sexual misconduct ⓘ
allegedIncidentContext Bill Clinton was Governor of Arkansas ⓘ
linked to: Bill Clinton
allegedIncidentLocation Arkansas ⓘ
Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ
allegedIncidentTime May 8, 1991 ⓘ
allegedIncidentVenue Excelsior Hotel ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defendantPositionAtFiling President of the United States ⓘ
impact contributed to investigations into Bill Clinton’s personal conduct ⓘ
helped lead to exposure of Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky ⓘ
played a role in impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton ⓘ
involvesOfficeHolder President of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
keyLegalIssue whether a sitting president can be sued in civil court for acts before taking office ⓘ
lawsuitFiledAgainst Bill Clinton ⓘ
lawsuitFiledBy Paula Jones ⓘ
linked to: Paula Corbin Jones
lawsuitFilingDate 1994 ⓘ
lawsuitType civil lawsuit ⓘ
legalClaim defamation ⓘ
intentional infliction of emotional distress ⓘ
sexual harassment under civil rights law ⓘ
mainAccused Bill Clinton ⓘ
mainAccuser Paula Jones ⓘ
linked to: Paula Corbin Jones
mediaCoverage extensive national media attention in the United States ⓘ
notableOutcome clarified scope of presidential civil immunity ⓘ
partyAffiliationOfAccused Democratic Party ⓘ
politicalContext Bill Clinton’s first presidential term ⓘ
Clinton administration ⓘ
publicDebateTopic power dynamics and workplace misconduct ⓘ
presidential immunity ⓘ
sexual harassment in politics ⓘ
relatedEvent impeachment of Bill Clinton ⓘ
linked to: Clinton impeachment
relatedPerson Kenneth Starr ⓘ
Linda Tripp ⓘ
Monica Lewinsky ⓘ
relatedSupremeCourtCase Clinton v. Jones ⓘ
settlementAdmissionOfLiability no ⓘ
settlementAmount $850,000 ⓘ
settlementDate 1998 ⓘ
settlementReached yes ⓘ
settlementTerms Bill Clinton did not admit wrongdoing ⓘ
SupremeCourtDecisionDate May 27, 1997 ⓘ
SupremeCourtDecisionEffect allowed Paula Jones lawsuit to proceed while Clinton was in office ⓘ
SupremeCourtDecisionVote 9–0 ⓘ
SupremeCourtHolding a sitting president is not immune from civil litigation for unofficial acts ⓘ
timePeriod 1990s ⓘ

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Paula Corbin Jones → hasBiographySubject → Bill Clinton–Paula Jones scandal ⓘ