prior restraint

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | Date: 2008

pri·or re·straint • n. Law judicial suppression of material that would be published or broadcast, on the grounds that it is libelous or harmful. In U.S. law, the first amendment severely limits the ability of the government to do this.



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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/4/2003; TOM HAUDRICOURT; 620 words ; BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Prior restraint Pitcher points Braves toward the 'L ... Cy Young vs. Cy Old, budding ace Mark Prior tossed a two-hitter to lead the Chicago ... cautioned. "That was a great performance (by Prior). That's about as good as it gets for ... never been in that position before." Prior ... Read more
Prior restraint bans Astros
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/20/2002; 349 words ; Prior restraint bans Astros Associated Press Saturday, July 20, 2002 Mark Prior scattered two hits and struck out eight, and ... homer, and that was all the Cubs needed to back Prior (4-2). Prior, the second pick in last summer's amateur draft ... Read more
State high court upholds prior restraint on videotaped talks
News Media and the Law; 10/1/1998; Anonymous; 787 words ; ... right to a fair trial and that the prior restraint was necessary to protect that right ... burden justifying the necessity of a prior restraint. In particular, the newspaper argued ... his right to a fair trial was the prior restraint. In late August, a 4-1 majority of ... Read more
Informal court action can be prior restraint, Kennedy says
News Media and the Law; 4/1/2005; Keyes, Kimberley; 769 words ; ... Kennedy denied a request by First Coast News for a stay of trial court orders that ... to chill expression can constitute a prior restraint." Warnings from a court have even more ... which also bears on whether an order is a prior restraint. "A threat of prosecution or criminal ... Robert Mathis ... Read more
Post-wikileaks: the law of prior restraint transformed
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