Mississippi Judge Lifts Order That Forced Newspaper to Remove an Editorial
The judge’s order against The Clarksdale Press Register in Clarksdale, Miss., had alarmed press advocates, who said it was a violation of the First Amendment.
Mississippi judge vacates her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local leaders
A Mississippi judge on Wednesday vacated her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local officials, days after a city decided to drop the lawsuit that spurred it. The judge’s order had been widely condemned by free speech advocates as a clear violation of the paper’s First Amendment rights.
Judge Orders Newspaper To Delete Editorial Critical of City Government
A city sued a local newspaper for libel over an editorial that was critical of the local government. A judge took the city's side and ordered the editorial scrubbed from the internet. The city backed down amid backlash,
Judge orders Mississippi newspaper to delete editorial criticizing public officials
In January, Republican billionaire Steve Wynn petitioned the Supreme Court to “correct its past mistakes” and reverse the 60-year-old precedent from the landmark case of New York Times v Sullivan, which guaranteed protections for speech against government and public officials.
A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial. Press advocates are outraged
A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders after the officials sued, sparking complaints from press advocates that it violates the First Amendment.
Judge orders local newspaper to remove editorial; owner says this violates First Amendment rights
Emmerich, who’s been in the business for 50 years, said the judge made her decision without hearing from him, the publisher, or the newspaper.
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Mississippi judge vacates order for newspaper to remove editorial criticizing local leaders
The judge’s order had been widely condemned by free speech advocates as a clear violation of the paper’s First Amendment ...