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Prior Restraint
Cohen

ACLU Petition Says Cohen Imprisoned in Retaliation for Planned Book About Trump

According to the petition, Cohen was asked to sign a form agreeing not to publish the book as a condition of his release. His lawyers and the ACLU are asking the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for his immediate release into home confinement.

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Mary Trump

New York Supreme Court Lifts Gag Order on Mary Trump’s New Book

Mary Trump is now free to speak publicly about her memoir “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.” The ruling is a blow to the Trump family who sued to stop the book's publication arguing that it violates an old nondisclosure agreement.

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Immigration

Judges Challenge Policy Limiting Their Ability To Speak Publicly about Immigration

Represented by the Knight First Amendment Institute, the judges allege that the new policy amounts to an unconstitutional prior restraint. "There is an ongoing national debate about the wisdom and fairness of recent changes to immigration laws," the complaint says. "Immigration judges have unique insights to contribute to this discussion."

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Trump

Appeals Court Lifts Temporary Restraining Order on Trump’s Niece’s Tell-All Book

“Unlike Ms. Trump, [Simon & Schuster] has not agreed to surrender or relinquish any of its First Amendment rights,” wrote Judge Alan Scheinkman, the presiding judge of the state’s Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department.

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Trump

Judge Temporarily Blocks Publication of Trump’s Niece’s Book

The decision has been met with push back by press advocacy groups who argue that the book is of  "immense public interest" and should proceed without interference.

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Trump Family Tries to Stop Publication of Tell-All Book by President’s Niece

Trump's family asks for restraining order against Mary Trump's tell-all book on the grounds that it violates a nondisclosure agreement she signed in 2001. Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., a lawyer for Ms. Trump, called Trump’s family’s actions a “brazen violation of the First Amendment.” 

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Bolton Memoir

Judge Rejects Justice Department’s Emergency Request To Block Bolton’s Book

In his ruling, United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth wrote that the book raised “grave national security concerns,” and that Bolton stood to lose the profits from the book deal for breaking his nondisclosure agreement. Nevertheless, the judge argued that an injunction preventing further spread of the book would be futile.

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Bolton

Justice Department Asks Judge to Halt Distribution of Bolton’s Memoir

A day after suing Bolton in an attempt to halt his memoir's publication, the Justice Department has now gone after his publisher hoping to block its dissemination.

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