Monday, March 2, 2009

Defendants want web comments censored

Four defendants facing the death penalty in Tennessee have asked the judge to censor comments on news web sites. Judges frequently have put gag orders on media reporting of trials. This is the first attempt to muzzle members of the public. There's been no ruling yet, although the judge has expressed some sympathy for the defendants' position that the media has some responsibility to monitor their sites.

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