The Judith Miller And Plame Case

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The case I chose to discuss is about the Judith Miller and Plame Case. The Plame case surrounded around Valerie Plame, an undercover C.I.A. Operative whose name was leaked. Ms.Miller's assignment at the time was writing an article about the failure to find unconventional weapons in Iraq. It was at this time she met with Mr. Libby whom had given her most of the information she had written about. When Ms.Miller was in jail for her refusal to identify her source, she believed that Mr.Libby's silence was a reason not to testify. Miller felt compelled to defy the court in order to protect her silent source. I believe there are laws that would be involved with this case. One of these laws is the Shield Law. The information Ms.Miller

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