The War On News

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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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