prior restraint
- An action by the government to prevent publication or broadcast, typically considered a First Amendment violation except in cases involving obscenity, defamation, or imminent danger
- The court ruled the stoppage of the documentary's release as an unjustifiable act of prior restraint.
- The government's action to block the controversial website was seen as an instance of prior restraint.
- The newspaper argued that the government's attempt to block their report was a case of prior restraint.
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