
Attack on the Press: Journalist Trapped, Railroaded, and Imprisoned in Mississippi
by Matthew Reardon | Feb 22, 2025 | Breaking News, Lafayette County Racket, Legal
By Matthew Reardon – Investigative Journalist It Started as a Routine Audit and a need to make a public records request. It Ended in Prison. On June 20, 2022 I walked into Oxford, MS City Hall with a camera in hand and a simple mission—document government officials in...Breaking News: First Amendment Auditor Matthew Reardon Unlawfully Arrested in Galveston, TX for Felony DWI After False Report
by Don Matthews | Aug 18, 2023 | Breaking News, Legal, Violations of Civil Rights
Galveston, TX – August 11, 2023 Upon making contact with him through conducting a traffic stop, Galveston police officers stated that they smelled the odor of alcohol coming from Reardon’s car. Reardon stated to the police that he had not consumed a drop of alcohol...An Unconscionable Plan to Entrap and Falsely Imprison
by Don Matthews | Mar 22, 2023 | Legal
On June 20th 2022, I decided to do a first amendment audit of Oxford Mississippi City Hall with a goal of requesting public records from the city clerk at the conclusion. These audits were something I had started doing as a citizen journalist to promote government...Victory for Transparency! Batesville, MS Reverses Controversial Ordinance Banning Video Recording in City Buildings
by Don Matthews | Oct 30, 2022 | Audits and Encounters, Breaking News, Legal
This was the Board of Aldermen meeting July 19, 2022 where the Ordinance to ban video recording in City buildings was tabled and passed. Reardon reviews the matter at hand It was more than just a constitutional challenge and open refusal to comply with controversial...