On 18 December 2009, 8 August 2011 was set as a tentative trial date. In September 2011 the crown dropped the charges for 13 of the 17 defendants after the Supreme Court ruled certain evidence inadmissible. Overturning the High Court and Court of Appeal decisions, a 3–2 verdict by the court found that the cameras installed by the police to record the defendants engaging in military-style training were unlawful. However, it found that the charges against Tame Iti, Emily Bailey, Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara and Urs Signer of participating in a criminal gang and unlawful possession of firearms were so serious that the evidence collected by the cameras could be used. In November 2007, "The Dominion Post" published a front-page story "The terrorism files", including a photograph of an AOS officer with a gun, and an extract from the tapes: ""'Get someone to assassinate the prime minister . . . just drop a bomb."", a story based on a copy of the police evidence affidavit, including their surveillance transcripts - material which was all covered by a judge's suppression order. The lawyer representing Jamie Lockett filed a contempt of court complaint against Fairfax Media, publisher of "The Dominion Post". He told Radio New Zealand "I think it is a fairly cynical move by the Dominion to sell newspapers. They have obviously looked at it from a commercial point of view and felt they can make more money by publishing it and I think just adds to the level of contempt." On 10 April 2008 the solicitor general confirmed he would take contempt of court proceedings against Fairfax Media and "Dominion Post" editor Tim Pankhurst, stating that "The articles were sensational in tone and highly memorable. The fact of the publications themselves became national news." After a trial, the High Court "found that neither Fairfax nor Mr Pankhurst (as editor of the Dominion Post) is guilty of contempt because the publications are unlikely to prejudice a fair trial of the accused." On 13 February 2012, the trial for the remaining four defendants began in the Auckland High Court. At the request of the defendants the trial was heard before a jury. In the court the prosecution said the four persons on trial were the ringleaders of the organised criminal group which trained for months to take military action against civilian targets in their cause for an independent Tuhoe nation, with Tame Iti as leader. The jury was unable to agree on a verdict for the major charge of belonging to an organised criminal group, but found all defendants guilty of some firearms charges, and not guilty on others:   In 2013 the Supreme Court dismissed Tame Iti and Te Rangikawhiria Kemara's bid to argue against their convictions and sentences.