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

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Tue Nov 18 2003 - 07:59:52 PST

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    Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:37:40 -0800
    To: Journalists@private
    From: Paul Trummel <trummel@private>
    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@private
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