Television News Fred Thompson asks to be released from his 'Law & Order' contract 05/31/2007 Fred Thompson's term as District Attorney Arthur Branch on "Law & Order" has ended with the actor and former U.S. senator asking to be released from the show. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Fred Thompson Dick Wolf Ulysses S. Grant Law & Order Law & Order: Criminal Intent Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee