An Alabama blogger posted a simple question on his website this week: “Why did it take five months for me to be released from jail?”
Roger Shuler’s extraordinary imprisonment last autumn came after he blogged about allegations of an affair between a powerful Republican and a lobbyist, and in conservative Alabama, it seems that can land you some enemies.
WhoWhatWhy has been on the case from the beginning and also obtained an exclusive interview with Shuler behind bars. “Free press, free speech, the First Amendment—none of this means anything to these people,” Shuler told us in that interview.
Shuler found himself behind cell bars after refusing what he called a judge’s “unlawful” order to scrub his blog, “Legal Schnauzer,” of the scandalous stories. Those stories alleged an affair between a scion of one of Alabama’s elite Republican families, Robert Riley, Jr., and Liberty Duke, a registered lobbyist. Both have denied the affair and accused Shuler of defamation.
Complete story at - Blogging Can Be Dangerous to Your Freedom - WhoWhatWhy | WhoWhatWhy
Roger Shuler’s extraordinary imprisonment last autumn came after he blogged about allegations of an affair between a powerful Republican and a lobbyist, and in conservative Alabama, it seems that can land you some enemies.
WhoWhatWhy has been on the case from the beginning and also obtained an exclusive interview with Shuler behind bars. “Free press, free speech, the First Amendment—none of this means anything to these people,” Shuler told us in that interview.
Shuler found himself behind cell bars after refusing what he called a judge’s “unlawful” order to scrub his blog, “Legal Schnauzer,” of the scandalous stories. Those stories alleged an affair between a scion of one of Alabama’s elite Republican families, Robert Riley, Jr., and Liberty Duke, a registered lobbyist. Both have denied the affair and accused Shuler of defamation.
Complete story at - Blogging Can Be Dangerous to Your Freedom - WhoWhatWhy | WhoWhatWhy
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