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.
Sources
- Boise Valley Herald (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.independent.org/article/2023/09/27/raid-on-small-town-paper-recalls-fdrs-harassment/ (independent.org)
- https://tucson.com/opinion/column/article_d3a1297a-c8b2-5fec-8390-9dcc4d0044b9.html (tucson.com)
- https://madison.com/opinion/column/david-t-beito-raid-on-small-town-paper-recalls-fdrs-harassment/article_70e615f3-a911-5f7f-9b32-e03bd02d39d9.html (madison.com)
- https://news.yahoo.com/1940-fdr-administration-led-crackdown-100000037.html (news.yahoo.com)