Search: prior restraint in the United States, outcome sustained
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2 incidents match this view.
Country: United States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180
Continent: North America
Tactic: Prior restraint (2) Access bans (1) Secrets and espionage laws (1)
Stage: Restrict (1) Pressure (1)
Outcome: Sustained (2)
Level: National (2)
Head of government: Franklin D. Roosevelt George W. Bush
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2003 | Pentagon sets ground rules for journalists embedded with United States forces in Iraq | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Access bans | George W. Bush | Sustained (April 14, 2003) |
| December 19, 1941 | United States creates an Office of Censorship and a wartime code for the press | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Prior restraint | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Sustained (September 28, 1945) |