The District of Columbia Bar Association's Board of Professional Responsibility has recommended that Scooter Libby be disbarred for his role in the investigation of the Valerie Plame outing. Warning: PDF.
D.C. Code § 11-2503(a) provides for the mandatory disbarment of any member of the District of Columbia Bar convicted of a crime of moral turpitude. See In re Colson, 412 A.2d 1160, 1164 (D.C. 1979) (en banc).
The DC Bar Board on Professional Responsibility has determined that Libby is guilty of moral turpitude based upon his conviction for perjury and obstruction of justice. Disbarment is mandatory in such circumstances.
The disbarment will be suspended pending resolution of Libby's appeal, but will thereafter be automatic if Libby's conviction for either perjury or obstruction is upheld. Libby agrees that he must be disbarred if the conviction is upheld.
(Note: This may be a bit dated - it was just published in the current issue of the "Washington Lawyer," the DC Bar journal. Apologies if it has already been discussed).