IN THIS ISSUE

• U.S. v. I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
• U.S. v. William J. Jefferson
• Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
• People of the State of California v. Marjorie Knoller

Judge Sentences Libby to 30 Months in Prison
U.S. V. I. LEWIS "SCOOTER" LIBBY
(Washington D.C., June 5, 2007) - 'Scooter' Libby, former White aide and Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was sentenced by a federal judge today to spend 30 months (2.5 years) in prison for his role in lying to federal authorities and obstructing justice during the investigation of who leaked the identity of former CIA agent Valerie Plame. Read more...

Related Resources
• Indictment (U.S. v. Libby)
• Patrick Fitzgerald, the Federal Prosecutor
• Ted Wells, Libby's Defense Lawyer
• The Lawsuit by Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson filed against Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, 'Scooter' Libby, and others for revealing Plame's identity as a covert CIA agent
• Plame Leak Investigation Documents

Louisiana Congressman Faces Bribery Charges
U.S. V. WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON
(June 4, 2007) - A federal grand jury indicts Congressman Jefferson (Dem., LA) on felony charges alleging bribery, conspiracy, money laundering, obstruction of justice. and more. Read more...

Related Resources
• Steve A. Tyrell, Chief of the Dept. of Justice's Fraud Section

Fox Wins Indecency Case Brought By F.C.C.
FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. V. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
(U.S. 2nd Cir. June 4, 2007) - A federal appeals court vacates an Omnibus Order of the FCC, which sanctioned two of Fox Television's annual broadcasts of the Billboard Music Awards, where celebrities Cher and Nicole Richie used various expletives. The vacated Omnibus Order had also found certain broadcasts of ABC's NYPD Blue and CBS's The Early Show indecent and profane. The Court held that the FCC's new policy sanctioning “fleeting expletives” is arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act for failing to articulate a reasoned basis for its change in policy. Read more...

Related Resources
• Carter G. Phillips, Lead Attorney for Fox
• Eric D. Miller, Deputy General Counsel, F.C.C.
• Ellen Agress, In-House Counsel at Fox

S.F. Dog Mauling Case Sent Back to Trial Judge
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA V. MARJORIE KNOLLER
(Calif. Supreme Court, May 31, 2007) - In the murder case brought against the former attorneys and owners of two vicious dogs that brutally attacked and killed a woman in San Francisco, the California Supreme Court orders that the conviction of one defendant be sent back to the trial court using the proper test for "implied malice" in the second-degree murder case against defendant Marjorie Knoller. Read more...

Related Resources
• Dennis Reardon, Knoller’s Lawyer
• Amy Haddix, Deputy A.G.
• Case History
• Dog Law