1 2005 1.1 february 2005 1.2 march 2005 1.3 june 2005 1.4 july 2005 1.5 august 2005 1.6 september 2005 1.7 october 2005 1.8 november 2005 2005 february 2005 15 february 2005: citing supreme court s decision in branzburg v. hayes, dc circuit court of appeals rules first amendment not exempt judith miller , matthew cooper duty comply grand jury s subpoenas. march 2005 23 march 2005: thirty-six news organizations file friend of court brief on behalf of judith miller , matthew cooper. among organizations filing new york times, washington post, abc, nbc, cbs, cnn, ap, newsweek, reuters, , white house correspondents, among many others. general position of these news organizations , reporters neither miller nor cooper should held in contempt of court refusing testify if no crime had been committed (i.e., no covert agent outed in violation of relevant statutes). as evidence no crime had been committed, news agencies voluntarily filed friend of court brief in state on page 5: b. there ample e...