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 take down an editorial last week.
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.
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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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.
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 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,
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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.
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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 ...
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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Editorial: Mississippi editorial ruling is betrayal of constitutional role
It is about calling for solutions. That is what makes a Mississippi court’s decision to order an editorial removed so wrong. The Clarksdale Press Register has been criticizing Clarksdale ...
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Former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy describes rampant violence by ‘Goon Squad’
In a series of interviews from prison, a former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy described for the first time how he and others in his department regularly entered homes without warrants ...
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Mississippi State women’s basketball vs Texas A&M: Bulldogs, Sam Purcell blast Aggies
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women’s basketball responded from its buzzer-beater loss with a convincing win. The Bulldogs (19-10, 6-8 SEC) breezed to an 81-55 win against Texas A&M (10-16 ...
Clarksdale, MS paper to republish editorial after city officials' restraining order tossed
City officials' court action against the newspaper is now a small part of the Delta town's history, but a big part in debate ...