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Incidents in North America, head of government Bob Martinez
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
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ContinentNorth America
StageSilence 1
OutcomeReversed 1
LevelState or province 1
Head of governmentBob Martinez
United States Supreme Court strikes down Florida law barring a reporter from discussing his own grand jury testimony
In 1990, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a Florida law that threatened newspaper reporter Michael Smith with criminal prosecution for discussing his own testimony before a state grand jury investigating local officials.…
Secrets and espionage laws · Stage Silence · Head of government Bob Martinez · Reversed
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