John Boehner once again prevailed in court against Democrat Jim McDermott, clearing the way for the Ohio Congressman to collect a million dollar judgment from his Washington state colleagueMcDermott has to pay Boehner's legal fees after being found guilty of assisting in an illegal domestic phone wiretap against Boehner and other Republican leaders ( Read more... )

Jim is finally going to have to pay the piper for violating other people's right to privacy.
Today's decision leaves a federal appeals court ruling in place. The court said that McDermott should not have leaked a tape-recorded phone call to newspapers. It recorded Republican leaders in 1996 discussing the ethics case against former House Speaker ( Read more... )

In full retreat:
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rep. Jim McDermott violated federal law by turning over an illegally taped telephone call to reporters nearly a decade ago ( Read more... )