Late on Friday, the Washington City Paper established a legal defense fund in response to a lawsuit brought against their parent company by Redskins owner Dan Snyder — and thus far, it is growing rapidly. According to the City Paper, “more than 300” people had donated to the campaign as of last night, while “nearly 500…have sent us messages of support.”

“When people read things like what Mr. Snyder’s attorney first wrote to us, they take it really seriously and they want to get our back,” City Paper editor Michael Schaffer said this morning during an appearance on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt. “I had to turn off the email notifications whenever someone donated,” added Schaffer.

Meanwhile, the editorial parade of City Paper defenses continued this weekend with strong entries by David Carr in the New York Times and Courtland Milloy of the Washington Post.