BROWNING v. CLINTON

No. 01-5050.

292 F.3d 235 (2002)

Dolly Kyle BROWNING and Direct Outstanding Creations Corporation, Appellants v. William Jefferson CLINTON, et al., Appellees

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 11, 2002.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Klayman argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

David E. Kendall argued the cause for appellee William Jefferson Clinton, et al. With him on the brief were Allen P. Waxman, Kevin Hardy, Bruce Lindsey, appearing pro se, and William C. Oldaker.

John D. Aldock argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee Robert S. Bennett.

Floyd Abrams and Landis C. Best were on the brief for appellee Jane Mayer and Advanced Magazine Publishers Inc.

Before: EDWARDS, ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we review the district court's Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of eight common and federal law claims against former President Clinton, two of his lawyers, one of his aides, The New Yorker, and a journalist. Construing the complaint liberally and giving appellant the "benefit of all inferences that can be derived from the facts alleged," Kowal v. MCI Communications...

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