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 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.
A judge ordered a Mississippi newspaper to remove an editorial critical of local officials
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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.
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.
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.
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The tiny city of Clarksdale in the Mississippi Delta has given the world the musicians Sam Cooke and John Lee Hooker and ...
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Mississippi Delta newspaper ordered to remove editorial by judge, vows to fight
However, Wyatt Emmerich, president of Emmerich Newspapers, which includes the Press Register, said neither he nor the paper were ever served with a notice of the petition and were unaware until a ...
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Judge orders Mississippi newspaper to remove editorial
But Wyatt Emmerich, the president of Emmerich Newspapers, which owns The Press Register, said he planned to challenge the judge’s order at a hearing next week. “I’ve been in this business fo ...