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Jury selection began in Libby CIA leak trial [this day at law]
January 16, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
On January 16, 2007, jury selection began in the trial of former vice-presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby. He was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with Fitzgerald's investigation into the leak of former CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. US District Judge Reg....... [more]

Libby found guilty in CIA leak trial [this day at law]
March 6, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On March 6, 2007, Lewis "Scooter" Libby was found guilty of two counts of perjury, one count of lying to the FBI and one count of obstruction of justice in charges which stemmed from an investigation into the leak of former CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. Libby was ultimately sentenced to.... [more]

Bush could pardon Libby in CIA leak case
June 19, 2006 by James M Yoch Jr
Observers say President Bush could issue a pardon for former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby following last week’s revelation that Karl Rove, Bush's top political advisor, will not face criminal charges in the three-year investigation into the leak of a CIA operat....... [more]

The Indictment of Scooter Libby: Bad News for Journalism [op-ed]
November 8, 2005 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Guest Columnist Linda Berger of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, a media law specialist and a former reporter for the Associated Press, says that the indictment of I. Lewis Scooter Libby is the latest in a series of setbacks for those who support a federal shield law for journalist....... [more]

The Devil in the Details: The CIA Leak Case [op-ed]
October 31, 2005 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Guest Columnist Sandra Jordan of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, former Associate Independent Counsel for the Iran/Contra prosecutions, says the prosecution of Scooter Libby and perhaps others in the Fitzgerald probe of the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity will b....... [more]

Plame leak prosecutors interview wide range of administration officials
July 27, 2005 by David Shucosky
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that a far wider range of White House officials than originally known have been interviewed by prosecutors investigating the Valerie Plame leak. The probe has questioned former CIA director George J. Tenet and deputy director John E. McLaughlin, and former.... [more]

TIME reporter says Cheney chief of staff contributed to Plame leak
July 17, 2005 by Holly Manges Jones
TIME magazine reporter Matthew Cooper said Sunday in an article he has written on his grand jury testimony that Dick Cheney's chief of staff Lewis Libby contributed information to the story revealing the identity of Valerie Plame as a CIA operative. Cooper said he spoke to Libby regarding a trip....... [more]