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 vacates her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local leaders
Associated Press (AP) — A Mississippi judge on Wednesday vacated her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing ...
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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.
Judge Orders Newspaper To Delete Editorial Critical of City Government
After a lawsuit from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, the city backed down. But it's still part of a ...
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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 ...
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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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City moves to dismiss suit against paper
The city of Clarksdale on Monday filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss its lawsuit against the Clarksdale Press Register and ...
Opinion
Controversial ruling against Clarksdale newspaper is puzzling, disturbing and ironic
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 to remove a Feb.
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An interesting week
I bore easily. I remember a summer job during my college years. I was doing clerical work for extra spending money. It was ...
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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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A free press makes a country free — The First Amendment protects the liberty of all
Completely bonkers and unconstitutional,” not to mention “really shocking,” is how a lawyer with expertise on First Amendment press freedoms described to us an order by Judge Crystal Wise Martin ...