William H. Ginsburg has died in Sherman Oaks, CA of cancer at the age of 70. Ginsberg represented Monica Lewinsky, the intern who carried on an affair with then-president Bill Clinton which culminated in Clinton’s impeachment. Prior to the Lewinsky investigation, Ginsburg was a highly successful medical malpractice lawyer. He took on unpopular clients, such as… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Lawyer
A New York Times Blessing for Gay Activist Lawyer Mary Bonauto, ‘…a Woman Making History’
After two days of same-sex marriage arguments at the Supreme Court, New York Times reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg bestowed a blessing on the "serious and unassuming" Mary Bonauto, a lawyer for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD). Even the headline equated gay marriage with the civil rights fight, citing the legendary civil rights lawyer… Read more »
The Other Lawyer in Gay-Marriage Case
The face of the argument against gay marriage in the Supreme Court will be a lawyer with a record of championing conservative causes, including preserving gun rights and limiting affirmative action and gay rights. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Lawyer Who Argued for Drone Strikes Angling for SCOTUS Nomination?
“What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?”—Mark 8:36 The U.S. government is claiming the power to kill American citizens without judicial review. This is a story about hypocrisy. And it’s the tale of two lawyers: President Barack Obama and State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh. While the… Read more »