The Valpo Core Reader
 

Authors

Mark Glibota

Document Type

Freshman Seminar Essay

Publication Date

1983

Excerpt

Prior restraint may be defined as any action by the government which prevents a person from exercising his First Amendment rights of freedom and press. It is a prior restraint on these First Amendment freedoms to prohibit the publishing of a publication. The following case shows the problems that can arise when prior restraint occurs.

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