Mississippi judge orders paper to take down criticism of city officials

Editorial: Mississippi violation of press freedom shows need for protective laws

A bizarre instance of governmental bullying and judicial malpractice in Mississippi highlights the importance of state laws that protect the freedom of...

Mississippi city stuns newspaper with restraining order over editorial

A Mississippi judge ordered a local newspaper to take down an editorial criticizing its mayor and city council Tuesday, in a move that has alarmed free-speech 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.

CPJ: Mississippi judge’s order to remove editorial raises First Amendment concerns - Committee to Protect Journalists

Washington, D.C., February 20, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a Mississippi judge’s order that the Clarksdale Press Register, a weekly newspaper, remove an editorial from its website criticizing city officials.  “A Mississippi judge’s decision to compel The Clarksdale Press Register to remove an editorial raises serious concerns about a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment,” said CPJ U.S., Canada and Cari…

Judge Orders Mississippi Newspaper to Delete Editorial Criticizing Mayor, City Officials

A Mississippi judge on Feb. 18 ordered an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders to be taken down after the officials filed a lawsuit accusing the newspaper of defamation. Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Crystal Wise Martin issued a temporary restraining order mandating the removal of the article from The Clarksdale Press Register’s platforms in response to a request from the city. In her order, the judge noted that the case involves…

Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper to Delete From Its Website Editorial Critical of City Officials

The action is an extraordinary violation of the paper’s First Amendment press freedoms, one critic noted.