At one time, lawyers in the independent counsel's office fiercely debated whether to charge Mrs. Clinton with perjury.

He was executed as lawyers debated whether a new Supreme Court policy limiting appeals affected his ability to get a delay.

He listened intently as lawyers debated the constitutionality of a special prosecutor's investigation.

For years, lawyers have vigorously debated the vulnerability of an asset protection trust with a domestic protector.

Intent is one of the legal requirements for genocide that lawyers are still debating.

After McGwire's appearance, lawyers debated the wisdom of his approach.

But lawyers and legal scholars have debated its use against white-collar defendants in securities fraud cases since the first such indictment was brought in 1988.

Some economists and lawyers have debated why blackmail and extortion are crimes in the first place.

Public opinion shouted for mercy; lawyers debated the fairness of his death sentence.

Press and public were then excluded from the court as lawyers debated whether an alleged tape recording of Newall was admissible as evidence.