A bizarre West Palm Beach murder trial has underscored the fundamental importance of freedom of the press and the right to a fair trial. The saga involves public records, a notorious jailhouse snitch and a judge who disregarded the First Amendment by muzzling a newspaper. An appeals court set things right Tuesday, but this tale […]
Appellate court quashes ruling for Post to remove text of jail calls from jail snitch story -Palm Beach Post
By Daphne Duret An appellate court Tuesday dismissed a judge’s decision last month ordering The Palm Beach Post to remove from a story and transcripts of recorded calls from a jailhouse informant from the newspaper’s website. Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal released the decision just after Circuit Judge Jack Cox held a brief hearing with […]
