prior restraint

Examples (10)

• The First Amendment generally prohibits prior restraint on speech.
• Courts are highly skeptical of any attempt to impose prior restraint.
• Journalists often fight against acts of prior restraint by the government.
• The government sought a court order to prevent publication, arguing it was not prior restraint.
• Such a ban would constitute an unconstitutional prior restraint.
• Historically, prior restraint was a common tool for suppressing dissent.
• The principle against prior restraint is a cornerstone of free press.
• Opponents argued that the new law amounted to prior restraint on artistic expression.
• A temporary injunction can sometimes function as a form of prior restraint.
• The Supreme Court has consistently ruled against most forms of prior restraint.