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The Texas Supreme Court declined to rule on a libel appeal brought against two Texas newspapers by alleged child abusers last Friday because a lower court judge previously accepted a bribe to decide against the publications. The high court also ruled void the trial judge's decision.
With election day bearing down, and third-party political groups gobbling up advertising time on the airwaves, The Wall Street Journal reports today that candidates' lawyers are increasingly responding with take-down notices -- all leaving broadcasters in the crossfire.
A Cincinnati-based alternative weekly sued local prosecutors, police and clergymen in federal district court Tuesday, saying their efforts to banish adult advertisements have violated the paper's First Amendment rights.
The complaint alleges a "conspiracy" to violate CityBeat's First Amendment rights, seen in the public officials' partnership with religious groups in protesting the ads.
