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To: flamefront
Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today announced another victory in court.

LOL! Talk about spin!

This is what actually happened:

Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sonya Stewart, a Commerce Department employee. The complaint alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint also alleged a 4th Amendment violation involving an illegal search. The District Court threw out the case at the pleading stage for failure to state a claim. The Court of Appeals agreed with the dismissal of the sexual harassment and retaliation claims, but let the case proceed on the 4th Amendment claim.

Only in the bizarro Clintonian universe where sex isn't "sex" and is isn't "is" can someone classify this as a victory. Judicial Watch had two out of three counts thrown out of court. Their one remaining count still has to be proven in court. This is the legal equivalent of getting knocked out in the first round in two fights and claiming victory when you are saved by the bell in fight #3.

152 posted on 01/15/2002 2:11:42 PM PST by William Wallace
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To: William Wallace
This is the legal equivalent of getting knocked out in the first round in two fights and claiming victory when you are saved by the bell in fight #3.

"We reverse the judg- ment of the district court dismissing Stewart's Fourth Amendment claim, and remand that aspect of the case to the district court for further proceedings."

Sounds to me like they got a good punch in right before the round ended WW, a reversal is noteworthy. You know you would be dancing in the streets if Elian was afforded a similar ruling. All depends how much one hates Klayman I guess.

153 posted on 01/15/2002 5:13:19 PM PST by bjs1779
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