
For example, the judge found that press leaks attributable to the government revealed the identities and testimony of grand jury witnesses, which constituted a “shameful abuse of grand jury secrecy” that jeopardized the Sixth Amendment rights of the criminal defendants. First, the court noted that the judge who issued the gag order examined specific circumstances unique to the case. Court, which found that a similar gag order was not a prior restraint on the press, upheld the order only after concluding that it was justified. 1996) (“We need not decide whether the confidentiality order constitutes a prior restraint on the news agencies because, even assuming that the order is not a prior restraint, its effect on the news agencies’ First Amendment rights must still be justified.” (citing Dow Jones & Co., 842 F.2d at 609)). East Baton Rouge Parish School Bd., 78 F.3d 920 (5th Cir. The Court need not choose which side of the split to follow because even assuming that the Gag Order is not a prior restraint on the press, Nichols has sufficiently pled that the Gag Order is not justified.
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1986) (gag order on trial participant is a prior restraint on the press presumed to be constitutionality invalid), and CBS Inc. 1986) (same), with Journal Publishing Co., v. of Southern California, 781 F.2d 1443 (9th Cir.

1988) (gag order on trial participant does not operate as a prior restraint on the press), and Radio and Television News Assoc.

Other Circuits that have addressed the issue are in disagreement. The Third Circuit is silent on whether a gag order imposed on a trial participant can operate as a prior restraint on the press. The situation in this case, however, is less straightforward because the Gag Order does not impose any restrictions on Nichols it restricts only the speech of Malhan, whom Nichols wishes to interview.
