The publisher of an Upstate New York newspaper has a day in court Monday.
According to the Times Union, the publisher of the Glens Falls Post-Star, Robert Forcey, faces seven counts of littering in a case that raises questions about newspapers’ First Amendment right to report and distribute news. It involves a free weekly newspaper – some people complained they did not want it delivered to their homes – they liken the deliveries to tossing litter on the side of a road. Forcey says the Post-Star is being targeted by the Warren County Sheriffs Department. Sheriff Bud York says the investigation into the littering complaints was done “by the book”
