Last week I commented on what I called Judge Walton's snarky and intemperate footnote comments about the 12 professors who filed an amici brief in support of Libby's argument that the constitutional  questions respecting Fitzgerald's appointment were substantial and warranted allowing him out  to remain out on bond pending appeal. Here is what he wrote:"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...(Read Full Post)