Plame's Lawsuit

Valerie Plame, former CIA operative, lost a lawsuit that demanded money from the Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her agency identity. she had accused Vice President, Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to disclose her identity in 2003. She said it violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband's criticism of the administration. But U.S. District Judge, John D. Bates, dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments.