Judge Walton's Order (5/26/06): Reporters Must Give Libby Documents

Judy doesn’t have to turn over her notebooks to Scoots. But Time magazine has to turn over their shit.

Judge: Reporters Must Give Libby Documents

By TONI LOCY
The Associated Press
Friday, May 26, 2006; 1:57 PM

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Friday ordered Time magazine to turn over documents for a former White House aide to use in his defense to perjury and other charges in the CIA leak case.

The order by U.S. District Reggie B. Walton also said the New York Times might have to turn over some information but reduced the scope of documents the newspaper and other news organizations would have to provide to lawyers for the defendant, former top vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

Citing a lack of relevancy, Walton said that Judith Miller, a former Times reporter, doesn't have to provide two notebooks, her phone records or appointment calendars to lawyers for Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff.

Walton also said NBC News does not have to provide Libby's defense team with one page of undated notes taken by correspondent Andrea Mitchell because she is unlikely to testify at Libby's perjury trial, which is set for January.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/26/AR2006052600981.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/documents/judgewalto_052606.pdf

I feel like I've been screaming this for nearly three years.

These reporters are not protecting sources, they're protecting criminals!

Ahem, I feel better now. Sorry for screaming. :spank:

I worked for a legal paper several years ago and got to cover a hearing where a guy on trial for hiring a hitman to kill his wife was trying to subpoena a reporter's notes. He said this was because the informant/shooter was supposedly in love with her and only gave him up because that's what she wanted him to say. He lost. I learned alot about shield laws attending those hearings. It's sacrosanct when it's legit.

These papers have huge legal departments filled with high-priced legal talent. They all knew Miller, Cooper and Novak were accomplices but the spin worked for awhile. Remember when Judy was in jail and every major news outlet was up in arms? They were aware that the reporters were slime for doing what they did, but they are worse slime for catapulting the propaganda every day. Fake virtue makes me :puke:

we'll have to see if there is any filings today, I just checked and the only new filing is approval by Walton for Fitz motion on an Extension of time.

Gotta wonder what will be there tonight.

Thanks kpete! :)

hoping for more bricks...

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/2006_05_24_government_exhibits_a_c.pdf

is this new?

for a total of 3 PDF filings for that date

4 pages, 10 pages, and 20 pages all three are in the DU Research Forum under the Libby Plame Filings - I'll be back in a second with a link.


Ok I'm back here ya go

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x3589

I need to go and get some of the older ones from Fit'z site that are from 2004/2005 and add them to the list as well.

another interesting week...

I have wondered though...

No odds at Intrade for a Rove Indictment -

Usually when something is up the $$$ people are on it like flies to jam...