Free speech rights a concern in Wisconsin water resolution
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A southwestern Wisconsin county council has dropped a proposal to prosecute journalists over their reporting on upcoming water research but is still threatening any officials who talk about it without approval.
The Lafayette County Land Conservation Committee drafted a resolution last week that warned journalists against reporting on the well contamination study without running an official news release verbatim. Media law experts warned that proposal was unconstitution
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