Judge orders Clarksdale newspaper to remove editorial

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.
Mississippi Delta newspaper ordered to remove editorial by judge, vows to fight
The petition for a temporary restraining order, filed in Hinds County Chancery Court, says the comments made in the editorial were defamatory. However, an attorney with the nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression disagrees.
Hinds County judge orders Clarksdale newspaper to remove editorial, alarming press advocates
Mississippi judge's order that a newspaper take down an editorial criticizing local officials has drawn nationwide attention.
'Wildly unconstitutional': Judge trashed for ordering newspaper to remove editorial
A Mississippi judge ordered a local newspaper remove an editorial that criticized city officials.Chancery court judge Crystal Wise Martin issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday against the Clarksdale Press Register and ordered the newspaper to remove the Feb.
Mississippi judge orders local paper to remove editorial critical of city council
A judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Clarksdale Press Register on Tuesday on behalf of the City of Clarksdale, Mississippi over an editorial.
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 is unconstitutional prior restraint. Mississippi Chancery Court Judge Crystal Wise Martin granted a request on Tuesday from the government of Clarksdale to issue a temporary restraining order
Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper to Delete Editorial Critical of City
A Mississippi state judge has taken the extraordinary action of ordering a newspaper to erase an editorial from its website, claiming that the editorial included undue criticisms of city government officials — a ruling that is in direct violation of First Amendment press freedoms, critics are saying.
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.
Judge orders Clarksdale newspaper to remove editorial after libel suit
A Mississippi judge has ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial that criticized city officials. The judge issued the restraining order against the Clarksdale Press Register on Tuesday after city officials sued.
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Judge orders Mississippi newspaper to delete editorial criticizing public officials
First Amendment lawyers and press freedom advocates are sounding alarms after a Mississippi newspaper was forced by a judge to delete an editorial criticizing city officials in Clarksdale.
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Ever hear of First Amendment?
A little-known state judge in Mississippi has made a national name for herself by issuing one of the most stupefying, anti-First Amendment rulings in the annals of American jurisprudence.
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