As a professional academic, I personally feel that plagiarism is the one crime worthy of torture.  Well, maybe not.  But these people should definitely be subject to a good public rogering. 

The fact that Coulter is guilty of intellectual theft is not surprising.  When you cherrypick support for a living, a sense of laziness and permissiveness inevitably takes hold.  TPM is doing a good job following the story.  Also, check out this video on how she got caught. 

UPDATE: Looks like Coulters syndicate is going to look into the charges.