Reply #24: When reading the Protective Order, I was also reminded of the [View All]

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previous judicial response that ended with Judith Miller going to jail because of the serious national security concerns related to the link as was iterated by Circuit Judge Tatel in his concurring opinion:

"Were the leak at issue in this case less harmful to national
security or more vital to public debate, or had the special
counsel failed to demonstrate the grand jury’s need for the
reporters’ evidence, I might have supported the motion to quash.
Because identifying appellants’ sources instead appears essential
to remedying a serious breach of public trust, I join in affirming
the district court’s orders compelling their testimony."

Link to the decision by the Court of Appeals:

http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200502/04-3138a.pdf