FORMER PRES. BILL CLINTON HAS BEEN BANNED FROM PRACTICING LAW BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT. HE SAYS HE WILL APPEAL

From Page 1 News
Oct.1, 2001

Former President Bill Clinton has been banned from practicing law before the Supreme Court.

The court gave Mr. Clinton 40 days to argue why he should not be permanently disbarred from practicing law there.

In April, the Arkansas Supreme Court suspended Mr. Clinton's Arkansas law license for five years, for lying under oath in the Paula Jones case.

The ban comes eight months after Mr Clinton admitted giving false, evasive statements about his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Mr Clinton is currently writing his memoirs after securing a multi-million dollar deal.

As part of the deal with independent counsel Robert Ray, Mr Clinton accepted a five-year suspension of his license to practice law in his home state, Arkansas, and paid a $25,000 fine.

In turn, Mr. Ray promised not to prosecute Mr Clinton when he left office.

This afternoon, Mr. Clinton's attorney David Kendall said he plans to contest the Supreme Court ruling and added "We will show cause why disbarment is not appropriate."

Mr Clinton is in the UK, escorting his daughter Chelsea to her studies at Oxford's University College.