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 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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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 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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Mississippi judge orders local paper to remove editorial critical of city council
A Mississippi judge granted a temporary restraining order Tuesday forcing a local paper to take down an editorial after the city council filed a libel lawsuit. On Feb. 13, the City of Clarksdale ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...