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Mr. Rossignol is the Publisher of the [[St. Mary's Today]] newspaper in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
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Mr. Rossignol is the Publisher of the [[St. Mary's Today]] newspaper in [[St. Mary's County, Maryland]].
  
 
== Notable Events ==
 
== Notable Events ==
  
In 1998, Deputies from the St. Mary's Sheriff's Department attempted to purchase all copies of the Election Day 1998 issue of the newspaper St. Mary's Today. The issue contained a front-page article titled "Fritz Guilty of Rape."  St. Mary's County State's Attorney Richard Fritz was running for election.
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The newspaper and it's publisher, Mr. Rossignol, have achieved national fame for what has become known as the [[Newspaper Caper]]. The incident has become an important freedom of speech case.
  
Mr. Rossignol filed a lawsuit in 1999 alleging violations of civil rights and freedom of speech.  Defendants included State's Attorney Richard Fritz, Former Sheriff Richard Voorhar, and several Sheriff's Deputies.  In April 2005, the county's insurance trust agreed to settle the suit and pay $425,000.  Richard Fritz was to pay $10,000 in addition to that amount.
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== External Links ==
  
The case was originally heard in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt (Rossignol v. Voorhaar, 199 F. Supp. 2d 279, 286-89 (2002)).  The district court ruled in favor of the defendants on the grounds that they had not acted under the color of state law.  The case was then appealed in federal court.  The court decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Cicuit is located at http://images.somd.com/docs/Rossignol_v_Voorhaar_021326.P.pdf.  It contains a pertinent details of the case and is a worthwhile read.
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*[http://stmarystoday.com/ St. Mary's Today online edition]
 
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*[http://search.somd.com/search.cgi?q=ken+rossignol Search for more information pertaining to Ken Rossignol]
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*http://stmarystoday.com/officials_pay_to_settle_lawsuit_.htm
 
*http://somd.com/news/headlines/articles/1872.shtml
 
*http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32753-2005Apr6.html
 
 
 
== External Links ==
 
  
http://stmarystoday.com/
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Latest revision as of 06:20, 9 December 2008

Mr. Rossignol is the Publisher of the St. Mary's Today newspaper in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Notable Events

The newspaper and it's publisher, Mr. Rossignol, have achieved national fame for what has become known as the Newspaper Caper. The incident has become an important freedom of speech case.

External Links