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Posted on 11/24/2006 4:46:49 PM PST by Sub-Driver
New York Times turns to Supreme Court
2 hours, 47 minutes ago
The New York Times asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block the government from reviewing the phone records of two reporters in a leak investigation about a terrorism-funding probe.
The case involved stories written in 2001 by Times reporters Judith Miller and Philip Shenon that revealed the government's plans to freeze the assets of two Islamic charities, the Holy Land Foundation and the Global Relief Foundation.
In a 2-1 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said federal prosecutors can see the phone records of Shenon and Miller. Miller retired from the Times a year ago.
The Times wants Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to block temporarily the government from going through the records so that the newspaper can prepare a petition arguing why the justices should step into the case. Ginsburg asked the Justice Department for a response.
A federal judge had ruled that the records were off limits unless prosecutors could show they had exhausted all other means of finding out who spoke to the newspaper.
The appeals court said a grand jury investigation of the disclosures wasn't likely to go anywhere without help from the reporters or access to their records.
In papers filed with the Supreme Court, the Times said when confidential sources confirmed that the assets of two charities would be frozen, Shenon and Miller called the two organizations for comment.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Why do you think they ran to darth-vader-ginsburg?
It doesn't matter. Liberal leakers of national security secrets are practically immune from serious consequenses.
I do also.
Once upon a time, I respected Judith Miller. In the years leading to 911, that is. I thought she placed common decency and love of country over her career. I was wrong.
Gee....what a surprise they want a former ACLU Lawyer (Ginsberg) to handle the petition for an injunction....
Bump.
It doesn't matter. Liberal leakers of national security secrets are practically immune from serious consequenses.
Yeah, just like Liberal campaign fundraising law violaters and Liberal secret ducument thieves.
The government, which is conducting a leak investigation to try to find out the reporters' sources, says those phone calls tipped off the charities of planned government raids. A federal judge who ruled in the newspaper's favor said there is no evidence in the record suggesting the reporters even knew of the government's plans to raid either charity.In a separate matter, Miller spent 85 days in jail for defying court orders that she testify in the investigation into who in the Bush administration leaked the identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame.
We are in a battle against two forces that want to destroy America --- Islamofascists and the ACLU (along with all of their leftist pals in the media and Congress).
Out of curiosity, are they justice shopping, or is there some jurisdictional reason why Ginsburg would get this case?
If they want her to handle the case, some one will have to wake her up.
Leak investigation info; not Scooter related, but I believe this is one of Fitzy's cases also. This leak happened shortly after 9/11 (I don't recall the exact date), but this makes several cases now against the NYTimes. I believe the Times is currently being held in contempt and being fined $NK a day because one of the reporters refuses to provide the information/sources that was mandated by the court....not this leak case, but the case that involves the anthrax investigation. NYTimes is truly the NYSlimes.
If Ginsburg does block the investigation, and if it has really gotten this far with it, then I would hope the Justice Department would appeal to the whole Court to vacate any restraining order Ginsburg comes up with.
They better....
I believe that each justice has a "territory".
Apparently, the scumbag NY Times is in Ginsburg's "territory".
Congressman Billybob would know.
I was also wondering about territory. Jurisdiction could possibly involve either New York, where the Times is, or DC, where the activities mostly took place.
It's gonna be tough enough dealing with the Islamofacists , let alone having to fight the ACLU too!
Just kidding about the second link, but the maps start around post#11. Stay well and safe, Doug............FRegards
Of *course* they went to Judge
Ruth Traitor Ginsburg.
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