Francis Biddle, as U.S. Attorney General, revoked the second-class mailing rights of the Boise Valley Herald in September 1942.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by an independent source and Wikipedia, though the precise mechanics differ slightly: Postmaster General Frank Walker formally revoked the mailing rights based on a letter from Attorney General Francis Biddle, rather than Biddle acting alone. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.375 clusters=1 claim_tier=notable] [kind-backfill 2026-09-15: kind=empirical eligibility=high] [harvest 2026-09-17: +3 source(s) on new hosts; tier unverified->silver indep=0.787 clusters=4]
Sources
- Boise Valley Herald (wikipedia)
- https://www.independent.org/article/2023/09/27/raid-on-small-town-paper-recalls-fdrs-harassment/ (corroboration)
- https://tucson.com/opinion/column/article_d3a1297a-c8b2-5fec-8390-9dcc4d0044b9.html (corroboration)
- https://madison.com/opinion/column/david-t-beito-raid-on-small-town-paper-recalls-fdrs-harassment/article_70e615f3-a911-5f7f-9b32-e03bd02d39d9.html (corroboration)
- https://news.yahoo.com/1940-fdr-administration-led-crackdown-100000037.html (corroboration)