The War On News

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Claim

Claim 749

Manuel Noriega's motion asked the court to prevent Cable News Network from broadcasting the recorded conversations between him and his attorneys.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Manuel Noriega's motion asked the court to prevent Cable News Network from broadcasting the recorded conversations between him and his attorneys.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Noriega sought to block broadcast of recordings
About
incident 1990-us-cnn-noriega-prior-restraint
Source
United States v. Noriega, 917 F.2d 1543 (11th Cir. 1990)
Publisher
Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab
Method
court record
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1990-11-10

Quotation from the source

Noriega sought to prevent CNN from broadcasting the recorded conversations between Noriega and his attorneys.