Judith Miller is off to jail.  Matthew Cooper is off to testify to the Novak-Plame-gate grand jury.Cooper told the court today that he received "in somewhat dramatic fashion" a personal communication from his source relieving … [Read more...]

The NY Times reports that Time Inc.'s decision to hand over its notes to special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald may not keep reporters Matthew Cooper and Judith Miller out of jail after all.  Fitzgerald has told the court that he still … [Read more...]

Newsweek reports that the repulsive Karl Rove figures prominently in the emails and notes that Time Inc. has agreed to turn over to Novak-Plame-gate prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald.  It seems clear, therefore, that Rove was somehow … [Read more...]

Not surprisingly, Justice O'Connor's retirement announcement has sent the punditocracy into overdrive.  No one could possibly read everything being published about her tenure, her jurisprudence, or her replacement - nor would anyone … [Read more...]

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of Sandra Day O?Connor?s tenure on the Supreme Court.  Most obviously, she is the first woman ever to serve on the Court.  And that, while in some sense merely symbolic, was in … [Read more...]

The federal judge in charge of Novak-Plame-gate, Thomas Hogan, spoke the quoted words in the title of this post in a hearing today in which he essentially told Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper, the reporters whose testimony special … [Read more...]

Time Inc. has issued a press release indicating that it has decided to comply with the order of federal judge Thomas Hogan requiring it to turn over documents, presumably including reporter Matthew Cooper's notes, sought by Patrick … [Read more...]

As I predicted, the Supreme Court upheld the Texas display of the Ten Commandments, but struck down the display in Kentucky.  I didn't quite get the votes right, though - both cases were 5-4, with Justice Breyer the only one in both … [Read more...]

The Supreme Court denied review of the D.C. Circuit's determination that reporters Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper must either testify in the Novak-Plame-gate affair or be held in contempt of court.  This is the end of the road for … [Read more...]

Today is the last day of the Supreme Court's 2004-2005 term, and as always, several really big cases will be announced.  The ones that will probably get the most attention, and yet will have only minimal impact on the everyday lives of … [Read more...]