BUBBA SIDESTEPS FRAUD SUIT (immunity protects WJC, Global X Winnick's $1M to LIEbrary)

NY POST ^ | 3/26/03 | JOHN LEHMANN

[Liz]

A federal judge ruled yesterday that Bill Clinton was shielded from a shareholder fraud suit alleging he ignored a stock scam in exchange for a $1 million donation to his presidential library.

Manhattan federal Judge Gerald Lynch dismissed the claims, ruling he was protected by presidential immunity. The suit was brought by seven Global Crossing investors who were wiped out when the company collapsed a year ago.

[Maedhros]

Global Crossing ... aren't they connected to McAuliffe?

[Liz]

McAuliffe "invested" $18,000 in GX stock and cashed out to the tune of $18 million.

[Prince Charles]

"Presidential Immunity"

Here we go again. Is this like "protective function privilege" or "ditzy intern privilege" or "executive hummer privilege?"

[Liz]

REVISED: McAuliffe "invested" $100,000 in GX stock and cashed out to the tune of $18 million.

[Liz]

More like "Dumbocrat-bums-paid-someone-off privilege."

[Digger]

Hey, it's the Klintoons. As for numerous years I have said NOTHING WILL EVER HAPPEN TO THEM. Not our president, not out Justice dept, no one will step on their toes. And we will have them forever in our faces destroying America, leaving that path of destruction wherever they follow. Thanks again to the "Two-Party Cartel" , the one bought & paid for by the international elites.

[Howlin]

Klayman blows another one.

[drypowder]

Yep, our US laws apply to all citizens, NOT. What is it about Bill Clinton that scares the pants off these judges who rule on charges and law suits that are brought against him? Could it be the fear of an untimely and suspicious death of a loved one?

[Mr. Bird]

Odd. I thought presidential "immunity" extended only to official acts of the Presidency itself. As Paula Jones demonstrated, a president (sitting or retired) can be tried civilly or criminally for actions not associated with the duties of the office. The plaintiffs here are claiming bribery of a sort, and there should be no immunity against that in any case.

[Popof8]

"PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY"...

Reminds me of the line in one of the 'Leathal Weapon' movies where the bad guy raises up his credentials and proclaims, "DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY"

Mel Gibson's character then considers for a second the effect of such immunity and then shoots the SOB right in the forehead. Drugs and money were also at the heart of this movie. Ditto for the 'Snorter and Inhaler in Chief'

[JoeSixPack1]

Manhattan federal Judge Gerald Lynch dismissed the claims, ruling he was protected by presidential immunity.

The wrath of The Hitlery knows no bounds. NY Judges like breathing too much.

[ikka]

Appointed by Clinton in 2000; ACLU lawyer; represented prosecutorial position in part of Ollie North / Iran-Contra prosecution.

About what I expected after reading the article.

[DakotaGator]

...ruling he was protected by presidential immunity...

WTF?! There's no such thing. My bet is Clintoon appointed this shyster after first insuring he had leverage over him.

[dodger]

Here we go again. Is this like "protective function privilege" or "ditzy intern privilege" or "executive hummer privilege?"

The Presidential Fraud Privilege ... leave it to Clinton to break such ground.

[knarf]

I obviously don't know how to do research because I couldn't find this guy using google and about 10 or twelve various 'legal'-type engines.

Howdja' do it?

[ikka]

In this case, I guessed that he was a Clinton appointee. So I went to Google and typed in:

"gerald lynch" clinton appointed

When you put double quotes around a set of words, it will only return exactly that phrase - so I eliminated all the hits on people with a last name of Lynch but not a first name of Gerald.

[knarf]

Thanx ... 'preciate that.

GERARD E. LYNCH

B.A., Columbia, 1972;

J.D., 1975.
Appointed U.S. district judge for the Southern District of New York by President Clinton in 2000.

Joined Columbia faculty in 1977, following clerkships with Judge Wilfred Feinberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1975–76, and Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1976–77.

Served as assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1980–83, prosecuting white-collar criminal cases and serving as chief appellate attorney.

Returned to that office to serve as chief of the criminal division, 1990–92.

Appointed counsel to city, state, and federal commissions and special prosecutors investigating public corruption, including the Iran/Contra investigation, where he briefed and argued the prosecution position in the appeal of Oliver North.

Has briefed and argued cases in federal appellate courts, including the Supreme Court, as a cooperating attorney with the American and New York Civil Liberties Unions, and has extensive experience as a defense attorney in state and federal cases.

Member of numerous bar associations and advisory committees.
Author of leading articles on the federal racketeering laws; has also published and lectured on other aspects of criminal law, constitutional theory, and legal ethics.

Recipient of the student-voted Willis Reese Award for Excellence in Teaching (1994) and the University-wide President’s Award for Outstanding Teaching (1997).

Principal teaching and research areas include criminal law and procedure, sentencing, and professional responsibility.

PUBLICATIONS:

Our Administrative System of Criminal Justice, 66 Fordham Law Review 2117 (1998)
Toward a Model Penal Code, Second (Federal?): The Challenge of the Special Part, 2 Buffalo Criminal Law Review 295 (1998)
Plea Bargaining: El Sistema No Contradictorio de Justicia Penal en Estados Unidos, 1998/A Nueva Doctrina Penal 293 (Buenos Aires 1998)
The Problem Isn?t in the Starrs but in a Misguided Law, The Washington Post, Feb. 22, 1998, at C3.
The Role of Criminal Law in Policing Corporate Misconduct, 60 Law & Contemporary Problems 23 (1997)
William J. Brennan, Jr., American, 97 Columbia Law Review 1603 (1997)
Special Prosecutors: What's the Point? The Washington Post, May 28, 1995, at C7 (with Philip K. Howard)
The Sentencing Guidelines as a (Not-So-Model) Penal Code, 7 Federal Sentencing Reporter 112 (1994), reprinted in FSR Highlights from a Decade of Guideline Sentencing, 10 Federal Sentencing Reporter 25 (1997)
The Allocation of Discretion Under the Guidelines (Conference Proceedings), 101 Yale Law Journal 2066 (1992)
How Useful is Civil RICO in the Enforcement of Criminal Law? 35 Villanova Law Review 929 (1990)
A Conceptual, Practical and Political Guide to RICO Reform, 43 Vanderbilt Law Review 769 (1990)
A Reply to Professor Goldsmith, 88 Columbia Law Review 802 (1988)
Insult to Injury, The New Republic 198(14):17 (April 4, 1988)
RICO: The Crime of Being a Criminal, Parts I & II, 87 Columbia Law Review 661 (1987); Parts III & IV, 87 Columbia Law Review 920 (1987), excerpted in Leonard Orland (ed.), Corporate and White Collar Crime: An Anthology (1995), and in numerous casebooks
The Lawyer as Informer, 1986 Duke Law Journal 491 (1986)
Constitutional Law as Moral Philosophy, 84 Columbia Law Review 537 (1984)
Review of Ely, Democracy and Distrust, 80 Columbia Law Review 857 (1980), reprinted in Michael J. Glennon (ed.), A Constitutional Law Anthology (1992)
Review of Berger, Government by Judiciary, 63 Cornell Law Review 1091 (1978)

[Marc Poor]

Websters can use this guy's photo for the next edition of their dictionary. They can use it to illustrate the word "geek".

[Marc Poor]

Doesn't this guy have an ethical responsibility to recuse himself? Seems like he should to me.