The San Francisco Chronicle, which has been all over the case from the beginning has an article today with a rundown of the deal and comments from Wolf after he was freed yesterday.

"Journalists absolutely have to remain independent of law enforcement,'' he said. "Otherwise, people will never trust journalists.''

He said later that he had offered to turn over his videos last November on the condition that he be excused from testifying, but prosecutors turned him down. U.S. Attorney Scott Schools' office did not respond to a reporter's question about why prosecutors accepted those conditions Tuesday.

Asked about his imprisonment -- the longest-ever for a U.S. journalist for withholding information -- Wolf said, "Absolutely, this was worth it. I would do it again if I had to.'' He also said his case showed the need for a federal shield law that would protect journalists, including bloggers, from having to disclose confidential sources or unpublished material.

California and most other states have shield laws, but they do not apply to proceedings in federal court.

Here's a link to Wolf's blog with the video he spent the last seven months in jail to conceal.