Clarksdale withdraws lawsuit over newspaper editorial

Mississippi judge vacates order that newspaper remove editorial

The judge’s order had been widely condemned by free speech advocates as a clear violation of the paper’s First Amendment rights.

Mississippi Newspaper Editorial Removed

FILE - Hinds County Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin listens to lawyer Rob McDuff, an attorney for Parents For Public Schools, during a hearing in Jackson, Miss., Aug. 23, 2022.

Mississippi City Drops Politically Motivated 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 city drops libel lawsuit against local paper forced to remove editorial critical of officials

Clarksdale, Mississippi requested its recent libel lawsuit against the Clarksdale Press Register be dropped on Monday

Sanford: A Delta newspaper and an assault on freedom of the press

The Clarksdale Press Register garnered national attention recently after a judge ordered the paper to take down an editorial critical of Clarksdale’s elected officials.

City Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Newspaper for Editorial Criticizing Officials

Clarksdale, a city in Mississippi, is dropping a lawsuit filed against The Clarksdale Press Register. The lawsuit had accused the newspaper of defaming officials. On Feb. 8, The Clarksdale Press Register published an editorial titled “Secrecy, Deception Erode Public Trust” which criticized city officials at Clarksdale and the mayor for scheduling a special session to approve a request to the state to increase taxes on tobacco, marijuana, and alc…