An Alabama blogger was released from jail after being held in contempt for five months for not taking down blog posts that a judge had ruled defamed the son of a former Alabama governor, AL.com reports.
The spouse of Roger Shuler, who blogs at Legal Schnauzer, removed most of the subject matter covered by the judge's permanent injunction, AL.com reported. That led to the judge ordering Shuler's release.
Attorney Robert Riley Jr. filed a defamation lawsuit against Shuler for five blog posts claiming Riley had an extramarital affair, including one that said he impregnated his lover and paid for an abortion.
According to a Committee to Protect Journalists tally, Shuler was only journalist imprisoned in North America.
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