Second Circuit rules CIA did not infringe ex-agent Plame's free speech rights
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) did not violate the free speech rights of former agent Valerie Plame when...
Federal judge orders DOJ to release Cheney CIA leak interview documents
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday ordered the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to release some files from its interview with former...
DC Circuit rules Bush administration officials immune to CIA leak lawsuit
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against members of the Bush administration which was brought by Valerie Plame , the former Central Intelligence Agency...
In Re: I. Lewis Libby, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, March 20, 2008 [issuing a disbarment order against former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and banning him from practicing law in the District...
Libby disbarred by DC appeals court after CIA leak perjury conviction
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals Thursday issued a disbarment order for former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , banning him from practicing law in the District of Columbia. The DC...
US President George W. Bush granted pardons to 29 people on Tuesday, including some convicted for drug crimes, fraud, or kickback schemes. In addition, Bush reduced the sentence of another man who had been convicted for dealing crack cocaine....
Libby dropping appeal of perjury conviction in CIA leak case
A defense lawyer for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby said Monday that the former vice presidential chief of staff will drop his appeal of his conviction in the CIA leak case [JURIST news...
US District Judge John Bates Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against members of the Bush administration brought by Valerie Plame , the former CIA operative whose disclosed identity precipitated the 2003 CIA leak scandal [JURIST news...
Libby judge 'somewhat perplexed' at Bush characterization of sentence as 'excessive'
US District Judge Reggie B. Walton questioned President George W. Bush's determination that the 30-month prison sentence for former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was "excessive" and therefore appropriate for commutation...
House Judiciary Committee head presses White House on Libby clemency
House Judiciary Chairman Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) urged the White House Monday to waive executive privilege concerning its decision to commute the prison sentence for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , saying that the...
