13-11-19 US: Falsely imprisoned Alabama blogger Roger Shuler's day in court...

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  ALABAMA KANGAROO COURT PARADES LIBERAL COMMENTATOR IN CHAINS, CONTINUES INDEFINITE JAILING
  
  Alabama authorities paraded a shackled liberal pundit into court to denounce him Nov. 14 for recent news coverage about his jailing. Then defendant Roger Shuler was forced to defend his writing while bound and without a lawyer.
  Shuler is a 56-year-old commentator jailed on contempt of court charges Oct. 23 arising out of a libel suit. He published columns alleging a sex scandal involving Robert Riley, Jr., a wealthy, politically powerful GOP attorney whose father served two terms as Alabama's governor.
  Nov. 18 Update: Shuler, who writes under the name Legal Schnauzer, remained jailed indefinitely without bond. His wife provided an account of his hearing: Legal Schnauzer Discusses his First Amendment Case from Jail and the Bizarre Nov. 14 Court Hearing. In it, she wrote "it was indeed a kangaroo court, though possibly even worse than we had anticipated. We reported that Shelby County Courthouse officials turned away the majority of the people who attempted to appear at the mysterious and strange proceedings by claiming it was closed to the public. However, some supporters were able to gain access to the previously undisclosed location."
  
  Shuler reports on Deep South legal affairs via his Legal Schnauzer blog, whose columns are sometimes widely republished on other progressive sites.
  
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