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see also *Fairness Doctrine
More specifically, the government cannot exercise "prior restraint;" that is, a citizen never needs advance permission from the government in order to publish something. This does not mean that publication may not have consequences. A citizen can be sued for publishing [[libel]], or incarcerated for disclosing military secrets, but the consequences occur ''after'' publication, not before.
More specifically, the government cannot exercise "prior restraint;" that is, a citizen never needs advance permission from the government in order to publish something. This does not mean that publication may not have consequences. A citizen can be sued for publishing [[libel]], or incarcerated for disclosing military secrets, but the consequences occur ''after'' publication, not before.
==See also==
*[[Fairness Doctrine]]
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