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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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…