Justice Outweighs Privilege, Starr Says
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. Supreme Court set a vital precedent 24 years ago in ruling that the needs of the criminal justice system outweigh a president’s right to protect confidential information, independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr said. Starr, who has challenged President Clinton’s claims of executive privilege, joined other legal experts at the University of Minnesota in examining United States vs. Richard Nixon, the 1974 ruling that forced Nixon to release the tapes that led to his resignation.
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