Bad news for Josh Wolf -- and all journalists
This just in: It appears blogger and freelance videographer
Josh Wolf will be held in a federal prison until July -- unless he chooses to give up for a grand jury's review unpublished video footage he shot during a 2005 protest in San Francisco.
Today, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to hear Wolf's appeal en banc (meaning that the court will let stand the ruling handed down by a panel of the appellate court's judges).
Not only did the 9th Circuit deny Josh's petition, it also ruled that he can have no bail and that "no further filings shall be accepted in this case."
Read more about this sad turn of events at sfbg.com.
And don't forget: SPJ has been a big supporter of Josh's legal fight. Former National President David Carlson negotiated with Wolf's lawyers to cap his fees at $60,000. SPJ has paid more than half of that cost -- $31,000.