11.27.2006

Supremes Rule Against The Times Re: Government Review of Reporters' Notes

From CBS News::

The Supreme Court ruled against The New York Times on Monday, refusing to block the government from reviewing telephone records of two Times reporters in a leak investigation concerning a terrorism-funding probe.

The one-sentence order came in a First Amendment battle that involves stories written in 2001 by Times reporters Judith Miller and Philip Shenon. The stories revealed the government's plans to freeze the assets of two Islamic charities, the Holy Land Foundation and the Global Relief Foundation.

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is trying to track down the reporters' confidential sources for the stories. Fitzgerald's spokesman, Randall Samborn, declined to comment on the Supreme Court's order. The case marks the second refusal by the court in as many years to sort out a clash between the federal government and the Times over press freedom.
I haven't quite forgiven Fitzgerald for letting the fat fuck Rove walk.