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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 11:16 PM
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Supreme Court Rules Against NYT & Miller
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Fitzgerald finally emerges as the victor in this matter. Once again Judy M. has held justice up, this time for years. Maybe now we’ll get to the bottom of the Islamic charity business. Looking to see Miss Amok’s pet Chalabi’s name to come up. And maybe, just maybe the day is coming when Miss Miller in the Aspens finally gets her comeuppance.


High Court Rules Against New York Times
Supreme Court Turns Down Paper In Leak Investigation, Refuses To Block Government's Review Of Records

“(CBS/AP) 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.” Cont…

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/26/supremecourt/main2209121.shtml

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