In 1861, President Lincoln began ordering any Northern newspaper that voiced opposition to the war shut down. After his press was destroyed, John Hodgson went to court, launching a trial in which the small-town publisher risked imprisonment or worse, and the future of free speech hung in the balance.
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In 1861, President Lincoln began ordering any Northern newspaper that voiced opposition to the war shut down. After his press was destroyed, John Hodgson went to court, launching a trial in which the small-town publisher risked imprisonment or worse, and the future of free speech hung in the balance.
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