Legal Schnauzer -- journalist friend of Gov. Don Siegelman -- STILL IN JAIL!

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42. Can You Help an Alabama Journalist / Political Prisoner / Don Siegelman Defender?

Can You Help an Alabama Journalist / Political Prisoner / Don Siegelman Defender?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023928067

Shuler, shown in a jail photos with a swollen face from his beating
The story is found here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023923402

Alabama Deputies Beat, Arrest Corruption-Fighting Reporter

The prominent investigative blogger Roger Shuler was arrested and beaten by Shelby County sheriff's deputies at his Alabama garage upon returning home Oct. 23.

Shuler faces a resisting arrest charge stemming from his refusal to obey a judge's order to stop writing adversely about Robert Riley Jr., a well-connected attorney who is part of Alabama's most prominent political family.

..... the judge has declined to set bond on two contempt of court charges, thereby enabling authorities to hold Shuler for an undetermined period that could be many months at the judge's discretion. .....

Paypal button for donations on Shuler's website, Legal Schnauzer.
http://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/

... (the) justice system poses a serious threat also to the Shulers, who have no funds for lawyers. Furthermore, lawyers in Alabama are severely limited in representation because bar rules prevent forbid any criticism of judges.

In the Shuler case, the retired circuit judge .... issued an injunction ordering the Shulers to remove from public view all columns regarding an alleged affair between lobbyist Liberty Duke and Riley, who is a rumored congressional candidate for 2014 and the son of former two-term Alabama governor Bob Riley. .... Nielson also forbade the Shulers from writing in the future about the case.

To ensure no one else does so, the judge also sealed the court file.