The appeals court said that Whitman had based her information on contradictory information and statements from President Bush. The U.S. Department of Justice had argued that holding the agency liable would establish a risky legal precedent because future public officials would be afraid to make public statements. Judge Deborah Batts had previously declined to dismiss Whitman as a defendant, saying that her actions were ``conscience-shocking''.
The appeals court said that Whitman had based her information on contradictory information and statements from President Bush.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
appeal
appeals
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
court
court
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Whitman
Whitman
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
base
based
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
information
information
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
contradictory
contradictory
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
information
information
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
statement
statements
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
President
President
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bush
Bush
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The U.S. Department of Justice had argued that holding the agency liable would establish a risky legal precedent because future public officials would be afraid to make public statements.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
U.S.
U.S.
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Department
Department
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Justice
Justice
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
argue
argued
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
hold
holding
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
agency
agency
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
liable
liable
ADJ
JJ
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
establish
establish
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
risky
risky
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
legal
legal
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
precedent
precedent
NOUN
NN
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
future
future
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
official
officials
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advcl
Degree=Pos
afraid
afraid
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
make
make
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
statement
statements
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Judge Deborah Batts had previously declined to dismiss Whitman as a defendant, saying that her actions were ``conscience-shocking''.
compound
Number=Sing
judge
Judge
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Deborah
Deborah
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Batts
Batts
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
previously
previously
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
decline
declined
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
dismiss
dismiss
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
Whitman
Whitman
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
defendant
defendant
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
say
saying
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
action
actions
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
conscience
conscience
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
ccomp
Degree=Pos
shocking
shocking
ADJ
JJ
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.