STARR EXPECTED TO DEFEND PRIVATE CASE IN HIGH COURT.Byline: James Warren James Warren may refer to any of the following people:
Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper Only days after asserting his full commitment to the Whitewater investigation, independent counsel Kenneth Starr
Kenneth Winston Starr (born July 21, 1946) is an American lawyer and former judge who was appointed to the Office of the Independent Counsel to investigate the death of the is expected to appear before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a major aircraft manufacturer fighting claims it defrauded the government. Starr last week drew wide criticism upon announcing he would leave his post and become dean of California's Pepperdine Law School and a new Pepperdine School of Public Policy. On Friday he said he erred and would stay with the investigation since his ``commitment is to the American people and to the pursuit of the truth.'' However, Starr, acting as a private attorney, is scheduled to surface Tuesday morning before the high court to defend Hughes Aircraft Co. in a case involving a whistle-blowing whistle-blowing, exposure of fraud and abuse by an employee. The federal law that legitimated the concept of the whistle-blower, the False Claims Act (1863, revised 1986), was created to combat fraud by suppliers to the federal government during the Civil War. former Hughes executive's claim that the firm defrauded the Air Force out of millions of dollars on the B-2 bomber project. At issue is a provision of a Civil War-era statute, the False Claims Act, which has been amended to assist whistle-blowers. It lets them sue contractors on behalf of the government and share in any recovery. Starr could not be reached for comment, but Washington attorney Laurence Gold, a former general counsel to the AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL-CIO in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations U.S. who represents whistle-blower whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . William Schumer, said, ``I fully expect him (Starr) to be there.'' Under the independent counsel statute, Starr is allowed to maintain his lucrative partnership at the Washington branch of Chicago's Kirkland & Ellis while he investigates the disputed land dealings of President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
He's been involved in several high-profile matters while independent counsel, notably one defending tobacco companies, as well as a labor case in which he represented pro football players before the Supreme Court. At least one previous independent counsel, Lawrence Walsh, who oversaw the Iran-Contra investigation, temporarily gave up his private practice. |
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