Author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to Hadi Matar, the man charged with attacking him, a judge ruled yesterday (Thursday 18 July). The alleged assailant’s contention was that he was entitled to the material as he prepared for trial. As we reported earlier this year, the trial was postponed and Rushdie’s attacker was allowed to seek material related to Rushdie’s upcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial. Matar’s lawyers in February subpoenaed Rushdie and publisher Penguin Random House for all source material related to Rushdie’s memoir …