sentences:  The following day, Walton filed a 30-page expanded ruling, in which he explained his decision to deny Libby bail in more detail.On July 2, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.Circuit denied Libby's request for a delay and release from his prison sentence, stating that Libby "has not shown that the appeal raises a substantial question under federal law that would merit letting him remain free," increasing "pressure on President George W. Bush to decide soon whether to pardon Libby ... as the former White House official's supporters have urged."