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  • McDermott seeks court input on tape case (claims his 'free speech' rights are being violated)

    07/06/2007 7:09:34 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 885+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 7/6/07 | Matthew Daly - ap
    WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim McDermott said Friday he will ask the Supreme Court to decide whether he had a right to disclose contents of an illegally taped telephone call involving House Republican leaders a decade ago. A federal appeals court ruled in May that the Washington state Democrat should not have given reporters access to the tape-recorded telephone call of Republican leaders discussing the House ethics case against former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga. McDermott's offense was especially egregious since he was a senior member of the House ethics committee, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of...