Clarksdale, MS paper to republish editorial after city officials' restraining order tossed
A case against a Clarksdale newspaper filed by city officials is now a small part of the Delta town's history, but a big part of 21st century 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 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 ...
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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 ...
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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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.
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...