Search: lawsuits against the press, 1900 to 1949
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StagePunish 2
LevelNational 2
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1909 | United States: President Theodore Roosevelt seeks criminal libel indictments against the New York World and the Indianapolis News over Panama Canal reporting | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Theodore Roosevelt | Reversed (3 January 1911) |
| 1901 | Philippines: United States colonial government's libel law is used to close the newspaper El Renacimiento | Philippines (RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | William Howard Taft | Upheld by a court (1 January 1914) |