By IRIS SAMUELSApril 1, 2021 GMT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) Montana has become the latest state to consider a legislative measure that would prevent media outlets from reporting on news that lawmakers deem defamatory.
A bill passed Thursday by the Montana House Judiciary Committee titled the “Stop Guilt by Accusation Act” closely resembles bills introduced in at least four other states, including Rhode Island, Maine, Mississippi and Tennessee. None have been signed into law.
The Montana committee advanced the bill to a full House hearing along party lines, with 12 Republicans in favor of the measure and seven Democrats opposed.
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The bill states it intends to prevent media outlets from acting as “slander machines” and reporting on cases and controversies that “cultivates false narratives.”
Montana lawmakers target media for being slander machines
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Montana lawmakers target media for being slander machines
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