Law professors from Robert Bork to Alan Derschowitz, and several in between, think the answer is likely no.
If Fitzgerald was out of control and overreaching, Judge Walton is just plain snarky.
“It is an impressive show of public service when twelve prominent and distinguished current and former law professors of well-respected schools are able to amass their collective wisdom in the course of only several days to provide their legal expertise to the Court on behalf of a criminal defendant. The Court trusts that this is a reflection of these eminent academics’ willingness in the future to step to the plate and provide like assistance in cases involving any of the numerous litigants, both in this Court and throughout the courts of our nation, who lack the financial means to fully and properly articulate the merits of their legal positions even in instances where failure to do so could result in monetary penalties, incarceration, or worse. The Court will certainly not hesitate to call for such assistance from these luminaries, as necessary in the interests of justice and equity, whenever similar questions arise in the cases that come before it.
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy Jonathan Adler has more about Libby and what, perhaps, should be done. Turns out there’s an option that’s not a pardon.
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