Some members speculated that the Packwood case could lead to limitless challenges by losing candidates into the veracity of their opponents' television commercials, speeches and press interviews.

Moreover, the Senate has once before shown an instinct for self-preservation in the Packwood case.

The statute referred to by the committee in the Packwood case is closely analogous to the obstruction of justice statute the President has violated.

At the height of the proceedings, members of the panel were meeting two or more times a week to discuss the Packwood case in addition to addressing other complaints before them.

I've heard people talk about depositions in the Packwood case for two years.

In the Packwood case, the committee has agreed to begin a preliminary inquiry to determine how serious the complaint is.

And while, the Packwood case may draw headlines, it's not the first time a diary has landed the diarist in court.

I don't think the Packwood case will change the very positive uses of journal writing.

Does it matter that most of the incidents in the Packwood case took place from the late 60's through the mid-80's, before society widely agreed to condemn sexual harassment?

Her threat follows one from Senator Mitch McConnell, chairman of the Ethics Committee, in the escalating partisan feud over the Packwood case.