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  • June 2007

    • Judge Orders Libby to Prison

      Washington Post  |  Jun 14, 07 3:42 PM CDT

      Judge Orders Libby to Prison

      (Newser) - Scooter Libby may not remain free pending appeal, the judge in his perjury trial ruled today, and must begin serving his 30-month sentence this summer. His defense team will turn next to a federal appeals court, the Washington Post reports, but the most pressing legal question now is whether President Bush will pardon the VP's onetime right-hand man. More »

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      George W. Bush  • prison  • Lewis Scooter Libby  • perjury  • sentencing  • conviction  • CIA leak investigation  • appeal  • pardon  • Reggie Walton

    • Paris Was Right: It's Not Fair!

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 14, 07 12:53 PM CDT

      Paris Was Right: It's Not Fair!

      (Newser) - Paris Hilton wasn't just  being a spoiled brat when she cried injustice on being hauled back to jail earlier this week. The weepy celebutante is in fact doing more hard time than most people guilty of crimes like hers, the LA Times reports after  analyzing 1,500 similar cases in the last five years. More »

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      celebrity  • prison  • trial  • Paris Hilton  • drunk driving  • sentencing

    • Bring Justice to Libby: Fine Him

      Washington Post  |  Jun 7, 07 9:47 AM CDT

      Bring Justice to Libby: Fine Him

      (Newser) - Former federal prosecutor and Bush 41 lawyer William Otis suggests a third way on Scooter Libby—between pardon and prison . The rule of law demands some penalty for leaking Valerie Plame's identity, says Otis, but "a sense of proportionality" rules out sending Libby to the hoosegow. The court's $250K fine will send the message by itself. More »

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      George W. Bush  • jail  • Lewis Scooter Libby  • sentencing  • conviction  • presidential pardon

    • Give Scooter a Jail Break

      Salon  |  Jun 5, 07 7:10 AM CDT

      Give Scooter a Jail Break

      (Newser) - With Scooter Libby facing sentencing today for perjury in the Valerie Plame affair, Salon's Joseph Cooper asks his English class at the Webster Correctional Institution in Connecticut what punishment they would impose. The student cons go for probation, on the grounds that Libby's only crime was that he didn't snitch. More »

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      White House  • Lewis Scooter Libby  • perjury  • Valerie Plame  • sentencing  • press leaks

  • May 2007

    • Hilton Headed To Hoosegow

      Reuters  |  May 4, 07 10:34 PM CDT

      Hilton Headed To Hoosegow

      (Newser) - Supply your own "simple life" joke: Paris Hilton is going to jail. After finding that the famous-for-being-famous socialite violated her probation, Los Angeles Superior Court judge Michael Sauer today sentenced her to 45 days. The sometime reality-TV star wept as she learned she has until June 5 to find a dog-sitter. More »

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      Paris Hilton  • drunk driving  • jail  • sentencing  • probation

    • Judge Bets on New Approach

      New York Times  |  May 1, 07 11:50 AM CDT

      Judge Bets on New Approach

      (Newser) - A New York judge is handing down treatment-oriented sentences to defendants whose crimes result from gambling addiction, on a model introduced to address drug and spousal abuse. Offenders willing to plead guilty can choose Justice Mark Farrell's suburban Buffalo courtroom and receive lighter sentences, along with counseling and status checks from the judge himself. More »

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      crime  • trial  • gambling  • judge  • sentencing  • addiction

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