THE cellphone of attorney Todung Mulya Lubis was ringing on Thursday afternoon last week. At the other end, a man claiming to be a staff member of the Supreme Court conveyed important news. The review of his client's case, Time magazine, which was sued by Suharto, was resolved. Time won. "I didn't believe it right away," said Todung. "I don't want to be disappointed."

Todung began to believe when a number of journalists contacted him one after another,