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    Ordering lawyers to follow conduct rules eliminated need for gag order in Ala. public corruption case

    Kristen Rasmussen | Prior Restraints | Feature | March 15, 2012
    Kristen Rasmussen
    Feature
    March 15, 2012

    Ordering lawyers to comply with rules of professional conduct was a less restrictive alternative to issuing a gag order during a high-profile politically charged Alabama gambling-corruption retrial, the presiding judge said in an opinion explaining the rationale for his decision yesterday.