Republicans have been portraying President Clinton as a Vietnam War draft dodger who is now trying to use his position as commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States to delay a sexual harassment suit against him until he leaves office. In this May 28, 1996 legal brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, the president claims that he is not seeking protection under the 1940 Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, which protects active-duty military personnel from having to defend themselves in civil suits.
