Friday, 19 April 2013

How was the Clinton v. Jones (1997)Supreme Court decision important in shaping the interpretation of the Constitution? How was the Clinton v. Jones...

Well, in an
indirect way the ruling interprets the Constitution as having more limited executive power. 
While lawyers for the President were, in a way, trying to prevent future administrations from
being slapped with frivolous lawsuits by political opponents, the Supreme Court responded by
only protecting those acts committed during a President's term, thus addressing some of their
legal concerns while still protecting the rights of plaintiffs.

So the case
is really quite specific in terms of dealing with a modern issue, and only refers to the
Constitution in an indirect way.

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