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Ex-President Clinton Suspended From Supreme Court
Monday, October 01, 2001
By James Vicini / Reuters

"This suspension is simply a consequence of the voluntary settlement entered into last January with the Arkansas Bar. Pursuant to the Supreme Court's order, we will show cause why disbarment is not appropriate."

WASHINGTON
Former President Bill Clinton was suspended on Monday from practicing law before the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices opened a new term and expressed sorrow to the families of those killed in the Sept. 11 hijacked plane attacks.

Returning from its summer recess, the nation's highest court gave Clinton 40 days to show why he should not be disbarred in connection with the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

On Jan. 19, right before leaving office, Clinton admitted giving false, evasive statements about his relationship with the former White House intern. As part of the deal with the independent counsel, Clinton accepted a five-year suspension of his license to practice law in Arkansas.

That Arkansas suspension trigged the high court's action, contained in a one-sentence order entitled, "In the matter of discipline of Bill Clinton.
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