(from politech, with additions) The New York Times article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/02/national/02INTE.html Excerpt:

Judge Lewis ruled on May 6, before Mr. Max was notified of the suit and

without holding a hearing. She told Mr. Max that he could not use "Katy" on his site. Nor could he use Ms. Johnson's last name, full name or the

words "Miss Vermont." The judge also prohibited Mr. Max from "disclosing any stories, facts or information, notwithstanding its truth, about any intimate or sexual acts engaged in by" Ms. Johnson. That prohibition is not limited to his Web site. Finally, Judge Lewis ordered Mr. Max to sever the virtual remains of his relationship with Ms. Johnson. He is no longer allowed to link to her Web site. The page of Mr. Max's site that used to contain his rambling memoir now

has only a reference to the court order.

The Max story is mirrored here: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Katy-Johnson (The preamble here, authored by the mirrorer, is an excellent read. As he says: "Ms.Johnson has not thus far sued him for libel, only for revealing "embarassing private facts". Ms. Johnson is indisputably a public figure who holds herself out as a moral example, so the legal standard for proving either libel or invasion of privacy would be quite high.") ............. Katy Johnson Katy Johnson was Miss Vermont in 1999 and 2001. She has a relatively sucessful website (http://www.katyjohnson.com) promoting abstinence until marriage and general sexual purity. Tucker Max wrote a story about all of the nasty sexual things she did to him and posted it on his website (http://www.tuckermax.com). Johnson sued Max. As a result, Max is receiving the huge amount of publicity he desired. His picture was on the front page of the 7 May 2003 Chicago Sun-Times. Meanwhile, Johnson's image has been widely tarnished because of the publicity drawn by her suit. Gun. Foot. Bang! http://www.munsoned.com/people/list.cfm?person=125 There's a flashless site at http://www.pageantcity.com/signon.html where you can ask her a question. We have, viz. what she thinks Monica was talking about: I think people have not quite gotten their hands around the speed at which information can be disseminated online. -Monica Lewinsky, LATimes 9 may 01