A Guide
Through the Legal Jungle Trivia Question
Which acquaintance of former President Bill Clinton sued unsuccessfully for
defamation after news of her alleged relationship with the then-governor surfaced in
tabloid newspapers?
A. Monica Lewinsky
B.Gennifer Flowers
C. Paula Jones
D. Kathleen Willey
E. Zsa Zsa Gabor
The
correct answer is B. In Flowers v. Carville, a 9th Circuit Court ruled that Gennifer Flowers’ holding a press conference to discuss her story
about an affair with the presidential candidate constituted a voluntary action
on her part to “get involved,” thus inviting criticism, however harsh, from Clinton’s people.
(Thanks to Miguel Harvey, 2009 JD Candidate, Georgetown University Law Center,for
contributing this trivia question.)
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