# Gag order

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

A court order restricting parties, attorneys or, in rarer cases, the press from publicly discussing a pending case. Gag orders directed at the press are a form of prior restraint and face heightened constitutional scrutiny.

## Sources

1. Prior restraint. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/prior_restraint (Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute).

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