to pay court ordered fees and fines and did not appear as ordered by the court. On April 14, 2015, a Jefferson County judge issued a $3.5 million default judgment against Shuler and his website in a defamation case involving Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange. The lawsuit was filed by Strange's former campaign manager, Jessica Medeiros Garrison and concerned comments Shuler had made on his blog suggesting that she and Strange had had an affair and that Strange was the father of her son. References 2013 in American law 2013 in Alabama First Amendment to the United States Constitution Alabama law Imprisoned journalists