Federal Court Judge Reggie B. Walton is charging Locy with contempt of court for not revealing a source who supplied her with information for a story about the Feds’ investigation into anthrax attacks back in 2001.

Contempt wouldn’t be so bad, but Walton is seeking to bankrupt Locy if she doesn’t fess up to who provided her with the information–$500 daily this week, $1,000 daily next week, and then $5,000 per day after that.

Isn’t government-sanctioned extortion fun, kids?

Locy can’t pay the fine, not on a reporter’s or university professor’s salary.

What’s next Judge Walton? Waterboarding?

Is this going to be more common occurrence since the judicial ice was broken with Judith Miller?

It’s like America has turned into China. How long until journalists are jailed or outrageously fined for "revealing state secrets?"