McDermott disappointed at Supreme Court rejection
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U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott says he's disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider his appeal.
He says he believes he had a First Amendment free speech case.
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 Newt Gingrich.
The ruling upholds a previous decision ordering McDermott to pay House Minority Leader John Boehner, (BAY'-ner) of Ohio, who was one of the people on the call. The amount is still being determined but it could be more than $700,000.
Boehner's lawyer says he's gratified by the decision.
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