AP: Supreme Court Won't Hear CIA Leak Case

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/27/AR2005062700405_pf.html

Supreme Court Won't Hear CIA Leak Case

By GINA HOLLAND
The Associated Press
Monday, June 27, 2005; 10:09 AM


WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court rejected appeals Monday from two journalists who have refused to testify before a grand jury about the leak of an undercover CIA officer's identity.

The cases asked the court to revisit an issue that it last dealt with more than 30 years ago _ whether reporters can be jailed or fined for refusing to identify their sources.

The justices' intervention had been sought by 34 states and many news groups, all arguing that confidentiality is important in news gathering