Grr: On Naming Names the Court has Suppressed
Just because I am a blogger, I’m friends with Cameron Slater a.k.a. Whale Oil, I’ve gone on the record as supporting some of Cameron Slater’s concern with the current practice of name suppression orders for celebrities and I’m legally connected does NOT mean that I automatically always know who the beneficiary of every celebrity name suppression order is and is most certainly does NOT mean that if I know that I will tell everyone who emails me and asks. (The number of requests for names I’ve received in the past 24 hours is well into double digits).
I am not about to break the law. I do not view this issue as grounds for civil disobedience (as I do not believe it meets the criteria) and I am planning on applying for admission to the bar later this year so you have got to be kidding if you think I would share if I knew. (And yeah, ok, I do know who the sport celebrity, the comedian and the MP are… but I’m zipped, ok, so stop trying it.)
I wish Cam all the best with his mission, I stand with him as a friend, I hope he comes through this fairly unscathed but that does not mean I am about to join him so give. it. up. please 
I’m seriously going to yell at the next person who asks.
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