gag orders
Court-imposed silence mandates
A gag order is a legal directive prohibiting parties in a case from publicly discussing it.
Judges issue gag orders to protect fair trial rights, prevent jury contamination, or shield sensitive information: The judge imposed a gag order on all attorneys.
The term extends to any official silencing: Employees were under a gag order about the merger.
- prior restraintPrepublication suppression of speech
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- chilling effectDiscouragement through intimidation
- First AmendmentConstitutional free expression guarantee
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
whistleblower protection · keep quiet · hush money · speak freely · sealed records · under seal · open court · injunctions · confidentiality · non-disclosure · suppression · publication bans · restriction · off the record · media · privacy rights · silence · witness
- speech chillingprior restraint, self-censorship, cease and desist, whistleblower retaliation
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
- legal journalismtrial coverage, publication bans, press gallery, court sketch, press freedom
- media regulationcensorship, content moderation, press censorship, film censorship, art censorship
- political oppressionvoter suppression, election fraud, rigged elections, ballot stuffing, vote rigging
gag ordersfreedom of expression
Right to communicate ideas
press freedom · whistleblower protections · protected speech · freedom of the press
gag orderssunshine laws
Legislation mandating government transparency
gag orderspublic hearings
Official meetings open to all
free press · public debate · transparency · openness · public access
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