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Prior restraint
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First Amendment looms large at this week’s ‘long conference’
The Supreme Court will review a number of petitions that could have significant implications for the press.
September 25, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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RCFP challenges request for prior restraint in Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump
RCFP argues that placing restraints on the press's coverage of the high-profile case would be unconstitutional.
September 20, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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Court Access
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LA judge greenlights dangerous prior restraint in LAPD photo controversy
The case concerns police records that the city of LA itself (inadvertently) provided to journalist Ben Camacho.
August 14, 2023
By
Grayson Clary
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Prior Restraint
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The government’s employee-censorship regime has a new challenger: A former defense secretary
A brewing storm over pre-publication review?
December 6, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Latest statement on unconstitutional prior restraint against New York Times
"It is an outrageous affront to the First Amendment."
November 18, 2021
By
Reporters Committee
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Prior Restraint
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Trump’s efforts to block publication of books highlights concerns about prior restraint orders
Orders meant to prevent information from being published are nothing new — and neither are RCFP’s efforts to fight them.
July 30, 2020
By
Anjali Berdia
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Prior Restraint
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Reporters Committee urges court to reject request to block book by President Trump’s niece
It's the second time in two weeks that RCFP has fought an effort to block a book about President Trump.
July 1, 2020
By
Anjali Berdia
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Prior Restraint
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Reporters Committee: Federal court must deny government effort to bar publication of John Bolton’s book
Justice Department lawsuit seeks unconstitutional prior restraint on book’s publisher and booksellers
June 19, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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‘Gag order’ tied to demand for Microsoft communications chills reporting
Reporters Committee attorneys argue that a nondisclosure order linked to a government demand for Microsoft communications threatens newsgathering.
November 5, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
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Prior Restraint
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Media coalition: Gag order in 26 related NC lawsuits violates the press and public’s First Amendment rights
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 11 media organizations are asking the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals…
August 10, 2018
By
Shawna Chen
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Prior Restraint
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