Mississippi city drops libel lawsuit against local paper forced to remove editorial critical of officials
The City of Clarksdale agreed to drop its lawsuit against the Clarksdale Press Register after successfully forcing them to ...
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Clarksdale newspaper ruling is puzzling, disturbing
By Sid Salter Columnist Hinds County Chancellor Crystal Wise Martin kicked a political and judicial hornet’s nest in issuing a Feb. 18 temporary restraining order that required a Mississippi newspaper ...
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Salter: Controversial ruling against Clarksdale newspaper is puzzling, disturbing and ironic
Columnist Sid Salter takes a look at the players in the Clarksdale-Emmerich newspaper case ahead of the February 27 hearing.
Clarksdale MS withdraws defamation lawsuit over Clarksdale Press Register editorial
Attorney David Dunbar on behalf of the Clarksdale Press Register, Publisher Floyd Ingram and Emmerich Newspapers responded to the notice of dismissal, acknowledging the restraining order and motion to ...
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 ...
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Mississippi City Drops Lawsuit Against Newspaper Following National Outcry
The city's actions this month "awakened the entire First Amendment community nationally," the paper's owner said.
Mississippi Delta newspaper ordered to remove editorial by judge, vows to fight
A small Mississippi newspaper was ordered to remove an editorial after a lawsuit filed by city officials, but the paper's ...
Mississippi judge orders local paper to remove editorial, sparking outrage
A Mississippi judge issued a Tuesday order forcing the Clarksdale Press Register to remove an editorial criticizing city officials, sparking First Amendment concerns and pushback from press ...
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City of Clarksdale asks judge to dismiss restraining order against newspaper over editorial
The city of Clarksdale on Monday filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss its lawsuit against the Clarksdale Press Register and ...
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 ...
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Mississippi city stuns newspaper with restraining order over editorial
A Mississippi judge ordered a local newspaper to take down an editorial criticizing its mayor and city council Tuesday, in a move that has alarmed free-speech advocates across the country and ...