The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a civil lawsuit filed by Valerie
Plame Wilson and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, against Bush
administration officials who were responsible for leaking her covert CIA status
to the media and attacking her husband for accusing the White House of twisting
prewar Iraq intelligence.
"The Wilsons and their counsel are disappointed
this is a setback for our
democracy," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility
and Ethics in Washington, an attorney representing the Wilsons. "This decision
means that government officials can abuse their power for political purposes
without fear of repercussion. Private citizens like the Wilsons, who see their
careers destroyed and their lives placed in jeopardy by administration officials
seeking to score political points and silence opposition, have no recourse."
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