Tag: freedom of the press

State blocked in “prior restraint” case against The Trentonian

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UPDATE (5/2/17): SPJ-NJ reports that last week a NJ Appellate Court denied the NJ Attorney General’s request to reinstate a gag order against The Trentonian newspaper and reporter Isaac Avilucea. “Prior restraints on speech and publication are the most serious and the least tolerable infringement on First Amendment rights,” wrote the Court in its strongly-worded Read More …

New Jersey celebrates its ratification of the Bill of Rights

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November 20, 2015 marks the 226th anniversary of New Jersey’s ratification of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.   NJ was the first state to ratify. Citizen activists and journalists rely on the freedoms and protections provided by the First Amendment to continue their public advocacy and efforts to improve Read More …