The North Dakota State Legislature passed the Streeter Libel Law in 1905. The law was named for its sponsor, Darwin Streeter, a member of the House of Representatives. In spite of the fact that Streeter was a newspaperman who founded the Emmons County Record in Linton, newspapers across the state were quick to condemn the move. W.C. Taylor, editor of the LaMoure Chronicle , expressed the sentiments of many when he called the law the most questionable act of the legislature. He said legislators