Number	23872
Subject	Criminal Justice System
Source	New Times (Phoenix)
State	AZ
Year	2008
Publication Date	03/18/2008
Summary	This story described the behind-the-scenes machinations by powerful law enforcement authorities in Maricopa County, Ariz. to secure a criminal indictment against a reporter (and a newspaper) for allegedly violating an arcane law. Mining newly released documents and other sources, the writer uncovered previously unknown information about this unprecedented and novel attack on the First Amendment.
Category	Computer-Assisted Reporting
Pages	8
Keywords	First Amendment rights; Arizona; Joe Arpaio;, Phoenix New Times; first amendment law
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