Clinton v. Jones
Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case establishing that a sitting President of the United States has no immunity from civil law litigation, in federal court, for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office. In particular, there is no temporary immunity and thus no delay of federal cases until the President leaves office.
| Clinton v. Jones | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued January 13, 1997 Decided May 27, 1997 | |
| Full case name | William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States of America, Petitioner v. Paula Corbin Jones |
| Citations | 520 U.S. 681 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Motion to defer granted, motion for immunity denied, 869 F. Supp. 690 (E.D. Ark. 1994); motion to defer reversed, 72 F.3d 1354 (8th Cir. 1996) |
| Subsequent | Motion for summary judgment granted, 990 F. Supp. 657 (E.D. Ark. 1998); motion affirmed, 161 F.3d 528 (8th Cir. 1998) |
| Holding | |
| The Constitution does not protect the President from federal civil litigation involving actions committed before entering office. There is no requirement to stay the case until the President leaves office. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
| Concurrence | Breyer (in judgment) |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. II | |
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