Hollman then filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that the prosecution hadn’t disclosed exculpatory evidence; the prosecution, however, maintained that they weren’t aware of Dawkins’ full criminal history prior to trial. [read post]

Other interesting commentary we have spotted: The Guardian’s Dan Sabbagh comments on “a high-court conflict between celebrities and tabloids“; Index on Censorship’s John Kampfner explains why “the tabloids don’t get it“; David Allen Green argues that the media ethics inquiry “is circumventing the chilling power of the tabloids”. [read post]