Plame, Wilson Seeking Supreme Court Review

[sabra]

Source: LegalTimes Blog - CREW

Lawyers for former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson plan to petition the Supreme Court to review a lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney and I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, among others, after a federal appeals court this week rejected a rehearing en banc.

Plame and her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, alleged Cheney and other Bush administration officials violated constitutional rights in revealing her identity as an undercover CIA officer. In a 2-1 vote, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in August affirmed a district judge’s order dismissing the lawsuit saying, among other things, the complaint failed to establish a constitutional issue. Chief Judge David Sentelle was sitting with Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Judith Rogers, who dissented.

Watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington participated in representing Plame and Wilson in the suit. “The Wilsons and their counsel are certainly disappointed by the Court of Appeals’ decision, but it is not over yet,” CREW’s executive director, Melanie Sloan, said in a statement. “Now we will petition the Supreme Court to hear the case.” Sloan continued, “There must be consequences when government officials abuse their power and endanger national security for political ends. This is an issue worth fighting over and we will not give up.”

Read more: http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2008/11/plame-wilson-seeking-supreme-court-review.html

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http://citizensforethics.org/node/35536

COURT OF APPEALS DENIES REHEARING IN WILSON CASE - WILSONS WILL TAKE CASE AGAINST BUSH ADMIN. OFFICIALS TO SUPREME COURT

18 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - In response to the Court of Appeals November 17, 2008 denial of the Wilsons’ petition for rehearing of their civil case against Vice President Cheney, Scooter Libby, Karl Rove, Richard Armitage and other unnamed officials, CREW’s executive director Melanie Sloan stated, “The Wilsons and their counsel are certainly disappointed by the Court of Appeals’ decision, but it is not over yet. Now we will petition the Supreme Court to hear the case.” Sloan continued, “There must be consequences when government officials abuse their power and endanger national security for political ends. This is an issue worth fighting over and we will not give up.”

[Winterblues]

1. If they expect any justice from the Extreme Court they are dreaming.

The current Extreme Court is the most Partisan I have ever witnessed in my sixty plus years.. They will not go against any Republican Administration. That is why it is urgent Obama replaces some with much younger Progressive judges.. Critical..

[PassingFair]

2. What's the MATTER with them? Why do they want to PUNISH anyone?

Don't they CARE about UNITY and reaching across the aisle?

LET. IT. GO.

Do I NEED this:

:sarcasm:

[Maccagirl]

3. I'm not holding my breath for justice on this one.

n/t.

[Wizard777]

4. I think SCOTUS will hear the case.

[orleans]

5. best of luck to valerie and joe. i'm glad they haven't given up. n/t

[pacalo]

6. A former president said that it's the highest form of *treason* when a CIA officer's

identity is revealed.

Congress didn't do its duty by impeaching Bush for treason, among many other high crimes he committed, which would have given Plame a precedent upon which Bush could have been easily prosecuted & convicted in any lower court.

Now that they're at the SC level, would it be enough to show the many blatant examples of why Congress didn't do its duty to impeach? There are many reasons for impeachment & many constitutional scholars have said as much, as well as detailing each count.

For instance, Plame's attorneys could gather witnesses from friendly Republicans who were privy to strong-arming by Bush/Cheney to prevent impeachment.