Title
TITLE 44 - MEDIA AND PRESS (INCLUDES 2019 POCKET PART PLUS AMENDS)
Body
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Includes: LA 25-20, and LA 15-25
TITLE 44
MEDIA AND PRESS
Chapter
1. Independent Press
2. Press Protection
CHAPTER 1
INDEPENDENT PRESS
Section
1. Short title
2. Purpose
3. Constitutional rights
4. Policy, an independent Cherokee media
5. Providing for independent print and electronic publications
6. Editorial Board
7. Powers and duties
8. Executive Editor
? 1. Short title
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Independent Press Amendment Act of 2009.
LA 19-00, eff. March 21, 2005. Amended LA 08-01, eff. March 16, 2001; LA 05-05, eff. January 17, 2005; LA 16-09, eff. June 22, 2009.
? 2. Purpose
This act affirms the policy regarding the Cherokee Nation's press. It is imperative to have measures in place to ensure the freedom of the press and to ensure the tribal publications have the independence to report objectively.
LA 19-00, eff. March 21, 2005. Amended LA 08-01, eff. March 16, 2001; LA 05-05, eff. January 17, 2005; LA 16-09, eff. June 22, 2009.
? 3. Constitutional rights
The Constitution of the Cherokee Nation provides that the principles of free speech and free press, the rights of the people to assemble and petition for redress of grievances shall not be abridged.
LA 19-00, eff. March 21, 2005. Amended LA 08-01, eff. March 16, 2001; LA 05-05, eff. January 17, 2005; LA 16-09, eff. June 22, 2009.
? 4. Policy, an independent Cherokee media
The Cherokee Nation's Publications Department shall be independent from any undue influence and free of any particular political interest. It is the duty of the Publications ...
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