Mar 26, 2016: Daily Journal: House approves execution by firing squad
Layne Bruce, executive director of the Mississippi Press Association, spoke against the bill.
“The Association feels there is strong legal precedent to support our position that this bill involves issues of prior restraint, seriously undermining the rights of freedom of speech and freedom of the press,” he said. “Further, we believe both the U.S. and Mississippi constitutions firmly establish the matter of prior restraint cannot be tolerated in our democracy. Both the U.S. and the state Supreme Court have affirmed this many times.”
Layne Bruce, executive director of the Mississippi Press Association, spoke against the bill.
“The Association feels there is strong legal precedent to support our position that this bill involves issues of prior restraint, seriously undermining the rights of freedom of speech and freedom of the press,” he said. “Further, we believe both the U.S. and Mississippi constitutions firmly establish the matter of prior restraint cannot be tolerated in our democracy. Both the U.S. and the state Supreme Court have affirmed this many times.”
Feb 13, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Mississippi House Passes Bill Mandating Execution Secrecy
She and Mississippi Press Association Executive Director Layne Bruce said that government transparency is particularly important in executions."Fundamentally the act of a state execution should be subject to much openness," Bruce said in a statement. "The public in general and the victims and families specifically are entitled to this."
She and Mississippi Press Association Executive Director Layne Bruce said that government transparency is particularly important in executions."Fundamentally the act of a state execution should be subject to much openness," Bruce said in a statement. "The public in general and the victims and families specifically are entitled to this."