The Department of Justice charged an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor, contending that the individual leaked tax return information of a "high-ranking government official."
In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court has chosen not to consider the appeal of pro-life activist Troy Newman, the President of Operation Rescue.
James Gordon Meek, a former investigative journalist with ABC News, has been sentenced to only six years in prison in a child pornography case, with a maximum penalty of 20 years or more.
This rash action was a consequence of accusations that a local Christian individual, named Raja Amir, and his associate had allegedly "desecrated" the Quran.
