First Look Media gives $15,000 to SN&R legal-defense fund for Kevin Johnson lawsuit

We here at SN&R are thrilled to announce a generous $15,000 grant from First Look Media’s Press Freedom Litigation Fund! The grant will go toward costs incurred because of our litigation from Mayor Kevin Johnson.

Look for a major update on the lawsuit in this week’s SN&R. In the meantime, click here to read more about First Look's donation and read below for more on some other high profile legal-defense grants from First Look: 

“To date, the PFLF has provided grants to support the legal appeals of U.S. Army intelligence analyst turned whistleblower Chelsea Manning, Miranda v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and the defense of a defamation case launched against Sahara Reporters and its editor Patrick Sowore by Nigerian Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.”

Read more at Poynter.com, too, on First Look’s grant and our case with the mayor.

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