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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew Louisiana Law Will Jail Journos for Publishing Gun Info
(Mother Jones) On Tuesday, the Louisiana Senate passed a bill that would imprison and fine journalists who intentionally publish information about the state's concealed-carry handgun permit holders. Reporters who violate the law would face penalties of up to $10,000, six months in jail, or both; public safety officials and police officers who leak permit information to the press would face penalties of up to $500, six months in jail, or both. Journalists in Louisiana say the bill is clearly unconstitutional, but that won't stop it from becoming law: After the Senate vote, it headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk for his signature.
Pamela Mitchell, executive director of the Louisiana Press Association, the state's official newspaper trade organization, says the bill is a clear example of prior restraintthe preemptive censorship of free speech. "That's patently unconstitutional," she says"think Pentagon Papers," referring to the landmark case New York Times Co. v. United States.
"It's one of those tricky areas, because in some ways (the bill) works as prior restraint, but in others, if they make it a law that penalizes you for publishing (the information), you're being penalized after the fact," says Gregg Leslie, legal defense director at the Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press. "So it's not actually keeping you from publishing it." But, he adds, the state "would have to show a compelling interest" to apply a content-based restriction on free speech, and that test "is rarely met." .................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/louisiana-gun-bill-journalist-criminal-jindal
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New Louisiana Law Will Jail Journos for Publishing Gun Info (Original Post)
marmar
May 2013
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The Gun Fetishists Among Us, Ma'am, Are An Un-American, Insurrectionist Crew
The Magistrate
May 2013
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MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)1. Figures!
The Magistrate
(95,244 posts)2. The Gun Fetishists Among Us, Ma'am, Are An Un-American, Insurrectionist Crew
People need to understand this, and understand it well.
msongs
(67,395 posts)3. it's public record. gun nuts say carrying a gun = prevention so let's prevent before hand nt