gag order
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One catch: A gag order in the case meant if she told anyone, both she and whomever she informed could face charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
O’Connor then imposed a sweeping gag order that sought to prevent RIH—or any other interested party—from continuing to litigate before McElroy or the court that oversees her, the 1st U.S.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
"I agreed to a one-year gag order, which seemed important to the prince because it ensured his mother's Platinum Jubilee would not be tarnished any more than it already had been," she writes.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
In a lawsuit earlier this year, the Justice Department based its decision to deny the release of Volume II based on Cannon’s gag order.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
An interesting example of this sort of question happened in 1993, when a Canadian court issued a gag order on Canadian reporters covering a particularly controversial murder case.
From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation
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