Legal Opinion
Helena Daily World v. Simes
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 16, 2006No. 05-146PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Betty C. Dickey, Justice.
The Helena Daily World (Daily World) petitions this court for a writ of certiorari directing the respondent, Phillips County Circuit Judge L.T. Simes, to dissolve a January 6, 2005 injunction that prevented the Daily World from reporting testimony given in open court during a pre-trial hearing in the case of City of West Helena v. Weaver, Civ. No. 2005-4. Our jurisdiction in this case is pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 6-1. We agree with petitioner that the restraining order is too broad and is an unconstitutional prior restraint on the press. We grant the writ of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court in & for Oklahoma CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZZETTE v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- King v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Irvan v. KizerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
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