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Matthew Cooper is a reporter with TIME magazine, who, along with New York Times reporter Judith Miller was held in contempt of court and threatened with imprisonment for refusing to testify before the Grand Jury regarding the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation. (Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from the dates May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...
The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...
Judith Miller on October 27, 2004. ...
Contempt of court is a court ruling which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, deems an individual as holding contempt for the court, its process, and its invested powers. ...
For detail on the political scandal, see Plame affair Image:Plame and Wilson. ...
The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ...
On June 29, 2005, U.S. Federal judge Thomas F. Hogan gave Miller and Cooper one week to comply with the Grand Jury order to testify or face 18 months in prison - the maximum penalty. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A federal judge is a judge appointed in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. ...
Judge Thomas F. Hogan was appointed to the United States District Court in August 1982 and became Chief Judge on June 19, 2001. ...
The United States Supreme Court declined the reporters' appeal of the contempt of court finding. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...
An appeal is the act or fact of challenging a judicially cognizable and binding judgment to a higher judicial authority. ...
On July 6, 2005, Matthew Cooper agreed to comply with the court order compelling him to testify. Cooper told the judge he had gone to sleep the night before ready to face the sanctions he expected to be imposed, but he received a last minute call from his confidential sources freeing him from his confidentiality agreements. According to Newsweek's 7/18/05 issue, senior Bush advisor Karl Rove was that source, as confirmed by Rove's attorney. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ...
The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...
Karl Rove Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American political consultant, and (as of 2005) U.S. President George W. Bushs senior advisor, chief political strategist, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff in charge of policy. ...
Matthew Cooper is married to Democratic strategist Mandy Grunwald. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...
Matthew Cooper went to Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. and then to Columbia University. A public high school located in Maplewood, New Jersey, which also serves students from neighboring South Orange. ...
Columbia University is a private university in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. ...
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