Appeals court to hear arguments in Willey case April 19, 2000 Web posted at: 3:45 p.m. EDT (1945 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has set a hearing for May 18th on a lower court ruling that the White House violated the federal government's Privacy Act by releasing letters from one-time White House volunteer Kathleen Willey to President Bill Clinton. The lower court ruling, in a suit brought by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, would have allowed the group to obtain additional information about White House activities in the Willey case and other matters. Judicial Watch was in the process of trying to obtain information relating to the case of the White House Security Office's appropriation of some 900 FBI files. Judicial Watch will not be able to obtain any additional information from the White House in the case until the appeals court rules. "The law is clear. The Privacy Act applies to the White House and Clinton knew this," Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman said Wednesday. "We expect the appeals court will agree." Justice Department lawyers asked the appeals court three weeks ago to vacate a ruling by a district judge that Clinton and his lawyers had committed a criminal violation of the Privacy Act by releasing letters written to him by Willey, who in 1998 accused the president of groping her in the Oval Office. The department argued that the president is not subject to the provisions of the Act, which is designed to protect individuals who do business or have other dealings with the federal government. The department asked the court to declare that, "the White House component of the Executive Office of the President is not an 'agency' within the meaning of the Privacy Act." Judge Royce Lamberth concluded at the beginning of April that the president had demonstrated criminal intent to violate the Act after determining that the White House was an agency subject to the provisions. Lamberth wrote: "The president had the requisite intent for committing a criminal violation of the Privacy Act" when the White House released the Willey correspondence. The letters were released in March 1998, the morning after Willey appeared on the CBS program "60 minutes" and alleged that the president made an unwanted sexual advance while the two were in a private room adjacent to the Oval Office in 1993. Clinton has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. White House aides said they released the letters to cast doubt on Willey's allegations, saying the letters showed she remained friendly with Clinton after the alleged incident. CNN's Major Garrett contributed to this report. #### P.S. If you are interested in a FREE high-speed DSL internet service provider, and/or a FREE $200 DSL modem, then register AND DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE (i.e., registration alone WON'T GET IT DONE) at: http://i.winfire.com/s/isapiEng.dll/wf.exe?cmd=rl&508,120031685&wf.exe OH, and you've only got till the 30th of this month to get it done. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
