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Mississippi newspaper ordered to remove editorial critical of city officials

Incident Details

Updated On: February 26, 2025
Date of Incident: February 18, 2025
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Targets: The Clarksdale Press Register

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

Minnesota outlet ordered to delete court memo in murder case

Incident Details

Updated On: August 13, 2024
Date of Incident: July 19, 2024
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: KARE

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

Legal journalist may publish revenge porn plaintiff’s name after prior restraint overturned

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 20, 2024
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Targets: Eugene Volokh (The Volokh Conspiracy)

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

Journalist, newsrooms ordered to delete articles about real estate dispute

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 13, 2024
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Eugene Volokh (The Volokh Conspiracy), Daily Mail, Law.com, Miami Herald, The Real Deal, WFOR-TV

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

New York courts grant, then overturn prior restraint on documentary release

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 22, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: A&E Television Networks

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

NC blogger issued no-contact, no-trespass orders after confronting county attorney

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 16, 2024
Location: Currituck, North Carolina
Targets: Thom Roddy (Blackwater Reports)

Status of Prior Restraint →: Upheld
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

Judge orders Oregonian to destroy Nike lawsuit documents

Incident Details

Updated On: March 18, 2025
Date of Incident: January 26, 2024
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: The Oregonian

Status of Prior Restraint →: Upheld
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

Judge lifts Indybay gag order over voided search warrant

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 24, 2024
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Indybay

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Jan. 24, 2024: Pending

Feb. 3, 2024: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

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