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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mississippi city drops lawsuit over newspaper editorial that judge ordered removed
A Mississippi city dropped its lawsuit Monday against a newspaper that had its editorial criticizing local leaders removed by ...
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 ...
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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.
The Hill6d
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 advocates.
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A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial. Press advocates are outraged
Clarksdale is about 71 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The order drew complaints from press advocates in Mississippi and nationwide. “This is a rather astounding order and we feel it is egreg ...
The Washington Post6d
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 ...
The Clarion-Ledger6d
Mississippi Delta newspaper ordered to remove editorial by judge, vows to fight
A newspaper in the Mississippi Delta was ordered to take down an editorial that criticized public officials for an alleged violation of the state's Open Meetings Act. The Clarksdale Press Register ...
The New York Times8d
Judge Orders Mississippi Newspaper to Remove Editorial, Alarming Press Advocates
The owner of The Clarksdale Press Register said he planned to challenge a judge’s order against an editorial that criticized city officials. By Michael Levenson A Mississippi judge on Tuesday ...