Gag orders
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Judge orders media to halt sex assault trial coverage
A Florida judge issued an emergency order Thursday prohibiting the press from reporting on a high-profile trial of middle school… -
Judge in high-profile murder case limits defendant's media contacts
An Illinois judge has blocked a high-profile murder defendant from contacting anyone not on a pre-approved list of relatives and… -
Colorado judge refuses to gag press in sex abuse case
A federal judge in Denver has denied without public comment a request for a broad restraining order aimed at The… -
Kansas ethics commission backs off fine for gag order violation
A $7,500 fine levied against a political activist in Kansas for speaking about an ethics complaint he filed was reversed last week… -
Judge won't ban Web comments in murder case
A Tennessee judge has refused to order local news outlets to bar public comments on articles related to a murder case… -
Judge bars paper from printing victim's name
In a preliminary hearing Monday for a former teacher charged with sexually abusing his son, California Judge Bridgid McCann told… -
Tribal court bans reporter from covering fraud claims
A tribal court in Michigan has issued an injunction ordering a journalist not to report on issues related to “blood quantum”… -
Gag order removed in judge's sexual abuse case
The judge overseeing the sexual abuse trial against U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent has lifted a gag order in the case that had been challenged… -
Despite guilty plea, gag order stands in judge’s sex abuse case
The judge presiding over the prosecution of U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent has declined to vacate a gag order even… -
California dentist abandons request for secret trial
The lawyer for a California dentist on trial for allegedly fondling more than a dozen patients conceded this week that…