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ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Statement on City of Clarksdale v. Delta Press Publishing Company (Clarksdale Press Register)
Below is a statement from ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ attorney Adam Steinbaugh on the restraining order against the Clarksdale Press Register:
The city of Clarksdale, Mississippi, thinks it knows better than the Founders. Clarksdale asked a court to order a local newspaper to remove an editorial asking why the city was not being more transparent about a proposed tax increase. As a result of the city’s lawsuit, a court ordered the Clarksdale Press Register to delete the online editorial.
That’s unconstitutional. In the United States, the government can’t determine what opinions may be shared in the public square. A free society does not permit governments to sue newspapers for publishing editorials.
The ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ (ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥), a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting First Amendment rights, is exploring all options to aid The Press Register in defending these core expressive rights.
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