A dozen prominent law professors are questioning whether Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald had constitutional authority in the CIA leak trial that last week sentenced former White House aide Scooter Libby to prison. The professors argue Fitzgerald may have been given too much power, with too little accountability, since he was not appointed by the president or approved by the Senate, and that he was exempted from complying with DOJ policies -- even though he was appointed by the attorney general.
June 11, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
A dozen prominent law professors are questioning whether Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald had constitutional authority in the CIA leak trial that last week sentenced former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby to prison.
The push comes as Libby’s lawyers, who are making the same argument, prepare to appeal his 2 1/2-year sentence.
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