Yesterday, soon after I posted on the legal battle between Rep. William Jefferson, Congressional leaders, and the Department of Justice, the judge considering the arguments in that case handing down a ruling. Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan ruled that the FBI's search of Jefferson's office was legal.
In a 28-page opinion, Hogan dismissed arguments by Jefferson and a bipartisan group of House leaders that the raid violated the Constitution's protections against intimidation of elected officials.
Hogan acknowledged the "unprecedented" nature of the case. But he said the lawmakers' "sweeping" theory of legislative privilege "would have the effect of converting every congressional office into a taxpayer-subsidized sanctuary for crime."
More details in this AP story.
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