Small-Town Newspaper Punished for Its Reporting Fights for the First Amendment
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
MOBILE, Ala.--In lower Alabama, four people with deep ties to their community--the co-owner of a small-town newspaper, her reporter, a school board member, and a school board employee--found themselves in jail, all facing the same unusual criminal charge: sharing grand jury secrets. Rather than let a political disagreement be settled at the ballot box, a district attorney and sheriff waged a . . .
MOBILE, Ala.--In lower Alabama, four people with deep ties to their community--the co-owner of a small-town newspaper, her reporter, a school board member, and a school board employee--found themselves in jail, all facing the same unusual criminal charge: sharing grand jury secrets. Rather than let a political disagreement be settled at the ballot box, a district attorney and sheriff waged a . . .