No One Should Be above the Law — Not Even a Reporter

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This will invoke a lot of whining about “freedom of the press” and “chilling effects,” but “due process of law” won’t get a mention:

Judge Holds Reporter in Contempt in Leak Probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge held a New York Times reporter in contempt on Thursday for refusing to testify in the investigation of whether the Bush administration illegally leaked a covert CIA officer’s name to the media….

The emphasis is mine, all mine.

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