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Penalty Stands in Congressmen's Battle Over Leaked Phone Call
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| Last Edited | CBlock941 May 03, 2007 09:00am |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, May 3, 2007 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A decade-long feud between Reps. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) appeared to end in Boehner's favor yesterday when a court ruled McDermott liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and legal fees over an illegally taped conference call he leaked to reporters.
In a 5 to 4 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the offense was especially egregious because McDermott was a senior member of the House ethics panel at the time. |
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