Press: Commenters Remain Unnamed
Here's the Coeur d'Alene Press version of the hearing before Judge John Luster Friday morning on the SR motion to quash Tina Jacobson's subpoena seeking identities of three anonymous HucksOnline commenters: "The identities of three anonymous online commenters on The Spokesman-Review newspaper's website remained just that -- anonymous. First District Court Judge John Luster on Friday didn't rule on a request to quash a subpoena that demands the newspaper and its owner release the identities of three commenters on the Huckleberries Online blog, which is administered by veteran journalist Dave Oliveria. Local Republican leader Tina Jacobson wants the names because she said one of them defamed her by suggesting she stole money from the local party, while the other two commenters are what she considers witnesses to the offense. She wants to confront her accuser. Luster heard arguments from Jacobson's attorney and the newspaper's on whether her demand should be rejected. Luster didn't set a date for his decision. More here.
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