Politech: Update on Paul Trummel's journalist case in Seattle, Wash. [fs]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:37:40 -0800
To: Journalists () ContraCabal org
From: Paul Trummel <trummel () nwlink com>
Subject: Immediate Release - Elder Abuse - Appellate Hearing (14 Nov 03)

Supporters of the appellant (in re Trummel v. Mitchell) created a standing 
room only situation at the Court of Appeals, Seattle, Washington (14 Nov 
03). Several more people queued outside the courtroom but did not gain 
entry. An unnamed attorney reportedly said that he had never seen such a 
turnout for an appellate hearing. The appellant expects a decision between 
six weeks and six months.
Washington Court of Appeals questioned attorneys for both sides about the 
draconian and biased trial court decisions that caused a reporter to go to 
jail for an indeterminate period. The case attracted worldwide interest 
among journalists when they learned that a Seattle judge had jailed 
journalist Paul Trummel. He served 111 days (25 days in solitary 
confinement in the same section as Gary Ridgway, the Green River serial 
killer) for publishing constitutionally protected information.
The appellant published details of senior citizen abuse and 
misappropriation of federal funds that occurred in a federally-assisted 
apartment block. He has since alleged homicide by abuse. He reported the 
facts to municipal, state, and federal authorities but they have neglected 
to do anything about the complaints.
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Paul Trummel, Associate Professor
        Communication and Rhetoric (Retired)
International Federation of Journalists, Brussels
        Press Card #GB 8028
National Union of Journalists, London
        Press Card #025057

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Mail:           Paul Trummel
                PO Box 1854
                Renton, WA 98057-1854, USA
Vox:            01-206-878-3206
Fax:            01-206-878-3206
Email           trummel () nwlink com
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