Court rules against Wilsons in Cheney case

The Wilson’s never had a case in the first place


Court rules against Wilsons in Cheney case

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. District Court Tuesday upheld the dismissal of Joe and Valerie Wilson's civil suit against Vice President Dick Cheney and other White House principles.

Writing for the majority of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Chief Judge David Sentelle agreed with the lower court that top White House officials can't be sued for leaking the identity of former CIA covert operative Valerie Wilson, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a legal watchdog group, said in a release.

The leak was apparently retaliation against Joe Wilson for his op-ed article in the New York Times (NYSE:NYT) undermining the Bush administration's argument for invading Iraq.

The court ruled the only remedy available is the Privacy Act, even though it isn't applicable to White House officials. Judge Judith Rogers dissented, saying a constitutional remedy should be available if there were no other alternative.

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