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Adam Steinbaugh
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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:
2:55 PM · Feb 19, 2025. //
The particulars make this all the more unacceptable. The mayor called a special commission meeting regarding the creation of a sin tax in order to boost revenue to help pay for more police services. All well and good, except there was a lax public notice and local media was not alerted to this public meeting. The editorial took exception to this development, and basically delivered what was a series of questions being raised as a result of this lack of notification.
However, the city officials filed suit, and the judge issued a temporary restraining order on the paper, requiring that it take down the editorial. The newspaper complied, and that web address now returns a "404 page not found" screen. But as the city officials are overstepping their position, and the law, we are more than happy to post the archived editorial. //
In one of the court documents, it is revealed that the city clerk actually admits that an official media notification regarding this special meeting had not actually been sent out to the press. But on top of this, the curious aspect of this entire ruling is that Judge Crystal Martin of the Hinds County Chancery Court (5th District) issued the TRO.
Clarksdale resides inside Coahoma County, which would be covered by the Chancery Court of Coahoma County in the 7th District. Now, it needs to be asked why this city matter would lead to a filing taking place at least three counties south of Clarksdale. Are we looking at a case of shopping for a favorable judge to get this rapid order issued? //
this is a blatant case of government censorship of a newspaper. The lack of wailing from the major news outlets is quite revealing. If it does not involve President Trump, then it is not considered important enough. //
Maximus Decimus Cassius
11 hours ago
This whole thing is racial. A black judge (and female, btw) is protecting a black mayor and city council from a white newspaper publisher.
