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Monday, 10 November 2014
quote [ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter signed the order Friday that "restrained and enjoined" the media, particularly TV station Fox 5 Atlanta from airing "a certain news story." ]
I didn't directly link to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the header because most of the article is behind a paywall I don't have access to. Buzzfeed article included because I'm sure the comments will be good for the LOLs.
***EDIT*** bar on story has now been lifted: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/aps-judge-bars-media-from-publishing-story/nh4Dj/ Original links: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/aps-judge-bars-media-from-publishing-story/nh4Dj/ http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomnamako/judge-bans-atlanta-media-from-publishing-story http://www.macon.com/2014/11/09/3414506/report-judge-in-test-cheating.html
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Bleb said @ 2:54pm GMT on 10th Nov
Here in Canada, it's pretty common for a judge to impose a media publication ban on certain information while a trial is in progress. The bans are usually lifted once a conviction/acquittal is reached.
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XregnaR said @ 2:57pm GMT on 10th Nov
Oh, he signed it in error. That's alright then :-/
For some reason I am unable to trust anyone who wheres a bow tie. Or ties in general for that matter. |
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Anti_fuites said @ 3:28pm GMT on 10th Nov
Eh, at least he admitted he made a mistake. Kind of rare in the justice system in my experience.
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XregnaR said @ 7:26pm GMT on 10th Nov
I guess I'm jaded - I see this as a political mea culpa by someone who saw that their action was going to have a negative impact on their next election so they backtracked.
Like I said - jaded. Also, I've done some IT work for Fulton County Courts which probably doesn't do much to elevate my opinion. |
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Isosceles_Lock said @ 4:42pm GMT on 10th Nov
I misread the title and thought this was about the Mayor of Atlanta blocking journalists on Twitter.
Which is more humorous than troubling. |
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XregnaR said @ 7:28pm GMT on 10th Nov
Kasim has been too busy kissing hands and shaking babies at places like Chops Lobster Bar in Buckhead (saw him there a couple weeks ago) to bother with that Twitter-verse stuff. I'm guessing his lackey doesn't like reporters much.
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***EDIT*** being reported that the bar has now been lifted, but it never should be been enacted to begin with: