PUZZLE OF PRIOR RESTRAINT

• NCJ Number: 41572
• Journal: Stanford Law Review Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1977) Pages: 539-560
• Author(s): S R BARNETT
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 22 pages
• Corporate Author: Stanford University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE GOES INTO A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR RESTRAINT RULE AND THE WAY IT APPLIES TO THE DECISION IN NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION V STUART (1976).

Abstract

EXAMPLES OF OTHER CASES INVOLVING THE PRIOR RESTRAINT RULE ARE CITED. THE RULE INVOLVES THE PRIOR ESTABLISHMENT OF GROUND RULES LIMITING THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE SPEECH AND PUBLICATION. THE USE AND PRECEDENT FOR GAG ORDERS IS DESCRIBED, AS WELL AS THEIR RELATION TO THE PRIOR RESTRAINT DOCTRINE AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE NEBRASKA CASE INVOLVING FAIR TRIAL VERSUS THE FREE PRESS....BDS