BOLTON JUDGE READ MY BLOG?

Brief follow up, cause I gotta move on to other legal stuff.

Yesterday, June 19, District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled on the government's motion to enjoin the distribution of Bolton's tell-all memoir, scheduled to be distributed to the public on June 23.

In my blog of June 18, I predicted:

1. The government's motion for an injunction would be denied: as a result of substantial pre-publication releases, "The horse has left barn,"

And,

2. Based upon the holding of a 1980 Supreme Court case entitled Snepp, the restrictions on publication in Bolton's employment agreement were enforceable. As a result, Bolton could lose all book profits if he is found to have gone forward with publication without completing the required pre-publication government review of the manuscript.

In his decision of June 19, Judge Lamberth denied the government's application for an injunction, because:

1. Even though it appears that Bolton "likely jeopardized national security by disclosing classified information," an injunction is no longer an appropriate remedy because as a result of substantial pre-publication distribution, the judge wrote, "The horse has left the barn,"

But,

2. Citing Snepp, Lamberth ruled the restrictions on publication in Bolton's employment agreement were enforceable by the government, and Bolton may well lose all income earned by his book.

Those are the highlights. Even at this preliminary stage of the litigation, Lamberth's 10-page opinion castigated Bolton. He basically accused him putting his personal profit motive before his duty to protect the national interest.

Likely result: we get the book, Bolton gets squat.

Love it.

A bientot!

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