Justice Keith Blackwell, Supreme Court of Georgia (Photo: John Disney/ALM)
“We’re a little disappointed that they declined the opportunity to state the legal standard that should apply when evaluating gag orders,” said First Amendment lawyer S. Derek Bauer of Baker & Hostetler. “The best thing is that the Georgia Supreme Court says that all gag orders are prior restraint.”
March 05, 2018 at 04:23 PM
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In tossing a gag order on an upcoming murder trial, the Georgia Supreme Court Monday issued cautions against restricting free speech.
Justice Keith Blackwell, writing for a unanimous court, said the gag order was an unconstitutional prior restraint because it did not cover news media, but only lawyers, law enforcement officers and others. Justice Nels Peterson recused.
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