In a surprising reversal, Clarksdale, Mississippi, is dropping its lawsuit against a local paper after previously accusing it of libel.On Feb. 13, the City of Clarksdale’s four commissioners voted ...

The judge’s order against The Clarksdale Press Register in Clarksdale, Miss., had alarmed press advocates, who said it was a ...

Mississippi judge Crystal Wise Martin ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders after the officials sued.

A Mississippi city dropped its lawsuit Monday against a newspaper that had its editorial criticizing local leaders removed by a judge in a case that sparked widespread outrage from First Amendment ...

Chuck Espy, and the city council for holding a meeting about a proposed tax on marijuana, alcohol and tobacco products without alerting the media. In their complaint, city leaders said they were ...

The city commissioners and Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy claimed that the paper's editorial was libelous and filed a lawsuit against the paper, its owner and Press Register editor and publisher ...

open image in gallery Clarksdale, Mississippi Mayor Chuck Espy celebrated a court's decision ordering a local newspaper to delete an editorial that criticized city officials (City of Clarksdale ...

Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy mentioned some kind of compromise, which the paper's owner denies was still on the table. "I am very thankful that this matter is now resolved due to the efforts of the ...

Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy told The Associated Press he asked commissioners to drop the lawsuit because of an offer Emmerich made to write a clarification. Emmerich, however, said that offer was ...