Prior restraint
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Florida prison board reverses decision to ban newspaper over hunger strike coverage
The Florida Department of Corrections overturned a decision on Friday that forbid inmates from receiving a socialist newspaper that contained…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Virginia court vacates prior restraint on witness names in murder case
The Newport News Circuit Court in Virginia on Tuesday vacated a lower court’s order that forbid the media to publish…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Emergency protective order denied in Fla. prior restraint case
A Duval County, Fla., judge on Wednesday denied a motion for an emergency protective order that sought to ban news…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Florida news organizations to fight prior restraint at Monday court hearing
Florida news organizations are planning to attend a hearing on Monday to fight a judge's order not to publish the…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Louisiana criminalizes publishing gun permit information
Publishing the name or address of a concealed gun permit holder or applicant is set to become a crime in…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Tenn. ag-gag law might be unconstitutional, according to state atty. general
An animal cruelty bill passed in Tennessee is “constitutionally suspect” because its provisions on giving footage to law enforcement might…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Judge orders Gawker to take down Hulk Hogan sex video, accompanying article and reader comments
The popular website Gawker partially complied with a Florida judge’s order to take down a clip of a Hulk Hogan…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Judge restrains journalist from writing about Haitian prime minister, businessman
A federal judge in Miami ordered a Haitian-American journalist to never again publish anything about the prime minister of Haiti…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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N.D. law banning campaigning on Election Day ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge Wednesday banned the enforcement of a century-old statute that prevents North Dakota citizens from campaigning on Election…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Judge orders blogger to take down information about woman accused in hit-and-run case
A Massachusetts district judge ordered a blogger to remove from his website all references to a woman who faced criminal…Categorized in Prior restraint