The following 12 media organisations have filed a joint Amici Curiae ("friends of the Court") brief in support of WikiLeakS.org against the claims of Bank Julius Baer and their lawyers Lavely & Singer.
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- The American Society of Newspaper Editors
- The Associated Press - (AP) world wide news agency, based in New York
- Citizen Media Law Project
- The E.W. Scripps Company - newspapers, TV, cable TV etc.
- Gannet Co. Inc - the largest publisher of newspapers in the USA, including USA Today
- The Hearst Corporation - media conglomerate which publishes the San Francisco Chronicle
- The Los Angeles Times
- National Newspaper Association
- Newspaper Association of America
- The Radio-Television News Directors Association
- The Society of Professional Journalists
See Brief of Amici Curiae (Media Coalition) (02-26-2008) (.pdf 17 pages)
These two groups have also filed a brief: Public Citizen - founded by Ralph Nader, together with the California First Amendment Coalition
See Public Citizen / CFAC brief (.pdf 13 pages)
These organisations have also filed their own Motion to Intervene as well: The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), and an individual US based WikiLeakS.org user.
See Motion to Intervene and Supporting Memorandum (.pdf 15 pages)
Did the Hollywood media celebrity lawyers Lavely & Singer warn their clients Bank Julius Baer that their meddling with US First Amendment rights would result in so much expert legal opposition ?
EFF Motion To Intervene and Supporting Memorandum (PDF).