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 ...
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 a judge in a case that sparked widespread outrage from First Amendment ...
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 ...
Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper To Take Down Editorial Criticizing City Board for Secrecy
A Mississippi state judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing city officials from its website, a move that First Amendment experts say ...
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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 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 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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City of Clarksdale to sue newspaper for libel after unanimous vote at city hall
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (WMC) - City leaders in Clarksdale, Mississippi, say they are going to file a lawsuit against a local newspaper for libel. The city’s four commissioners unanimously voted to ...
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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 ...
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Mississippi city drops libel lawsuit against local paper forced to remove editorial critical of officials
In a surprising reversal, Clarksdale, Mississippi, is dropping its lawsuit against a local paper after previously accusing it of libel. On Feb. 13, the City of Clarksdale’s four commissioners ...
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Clarksdale, MS paper to republish editorial after city officials' restraining order tossed
The city of Clarksdale, Mississippi, filed a temporary restraining order against the Clarksdale Press Register, alleging defamation. A Hinds County judge initially granted the order but later ...