The issue focused on copyright laws that prohibit lawsuits against newspapers for defamation or libel. Lawyers representing plaintiffs sued lawyers suing plaintiffs and attorneys suing editors in legal disputes over contracts. Lawyers suing lawyers suing editors argued that prosecutors used litigation as an ethical shield to prosecute journalists who criticized federal officials. The lawsuit settled last week after Judge Frederick Jackson ruled that attorneys suing attorneys suing editors didn't have standing to sue lawyers suing editors. Lawyers suing editors suing attorneys argue that defendants prosecutors illegally prosecuted reporters because prosecutors prosecuted journalists without judicial authorization. Legal