North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Judicially Mandated Speech And Censorship On Blog JONATHAN TURLEY
The failure of the North Carolina courts to fully address, let alone reverse, this abusive use of judicial power is breathtaking. It is equally shocking to see the virtual silence of media and academic groups. With the exception of Judge Brook, there is little more than a shrug from both the appellate and supreme court in North Carolina.I can understand an order that a site publish an order or an apology as part of a probation agreement. Since the site published improperly recording material, there is a need for the defendant to take action to address that harm or error. (It is common for example for newspapers to publish corrections and apologies for defamatory or false reporting). However, this is a very fine and precarious line for any court. The order however showed little concern for these countervailing issues. Requiring long essay and censorship of opposing commentary is a dangerous overreach of judicial authority in my view.
The RC stands with Prof. Turley at least until we are censored.