Court Orders Newspaper to Remove Editorial Critical of City of Clarksdale (Miss.) Officials
I was traveling yesterday (and I’m continuing the trip today), so I didn’t have the time to put something of my own together on this, but I highly recommend this thread from Adam Steinbaugh (FIRE). The opening paragraph:
Wow: The City of Clarksdale, Mississippi, got a court order yesterday directing a newspaper to delete an editorial criticizing city officials — without a hearing. Here’s the TRO issuing the prior restraint: …
I will add one possibly clarifying detail: Many courts have in recent decades allowed anti-libel injunctions requiring the removal of material after it has been found to be libelous after trial (or after a default judgment), and barring the reposting of the specific statements found
Article from Reason.com
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