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In the ongoing drama surrounding the leaking of Valerie Plame's identity, there may be yet another wrinkle.  It turns out that the Judge in the case has now made it clear that the law prevents Scooter from serving his "supervised release" until he has served prison time.The document came out last night, and reads as though the judge is fairly testy.  Judges don't like being overruled, no matter by whom, especially when they have done everything right.It is true that Bush may commute Scooter's whole sentence, and in fact, he may be forced to.  The latest analysis of the judge's order and the latitude that he has with "supervised release" will probably compel Bush to expand his amnesty order.At any rate, it'll keep this issue churning for another week or two.Judge's new court order: http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/files/libby_3583.pdfTalkLeft has some interesting ideas about "Supervised Release" including the idea...
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