United States DC Circuit

An actionable wrong is a predicate to an action for civil conspiracy, and the Attorney General has broad discretion on whether to utilize government lawyers to defend the First Lady in order "to attend to any...interest of the United States" under 28 USC 517.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/19/2002
• Decided 04/05/2002
• Published 04/05/2002

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry E. Klayman argued the cause for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael S. Raab, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee Hillary Rodham Clinton.  Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., United States Attorney, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, were on brief., Joseph E. Sandler argued the cause for appellees DNC Services Corporation and Democratic National Committee.