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'''Prior restraint''' is a legal term refering to the prevention or restriction of speech prior to publication.  Prior restraint is often found to be unconstitutional, as it violates the [[First Amendment]] rights of [[freedom of speech]] and [[freedom of the press]].

'''Prior restraint''' is a legal term refering to the prevention or restriction of speech prior to publication.  Prior restraint is nearly always found to be unconstitutional, as it violates the [[First Amendment]] rights of [[freedom of speech]] and [[freedom of the press]].

The leading precedents against prior restraints are:

The leading precedents against prior restraints are:

*Carroll v. President and Comm'rs of Princess Anne, 393 U.S. 175, 183-184, 21 L. Ed. 2d 325, 89 S. Ct. 347 (1968) (An "order" issued in "the area of First Amendment rights" must be "precise" and narrowly "tailored" to achieve the "pin-pointed objective" of the "needs of the case");  

*Carroll v. President and Comm'rs of Princess Anne, 393 U.S. 175, 183-184, 21 L. Ed. 2d 325, 89 S. Ct. 347 (1968) (An "order" issued in "the area of First Amendment rights" must be "precise" and narrowly "tailored" to achieve the "pin-pointed objective" of the "needs of the case");  

*Board of Airport Comm'rs of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus, Inc., 482 U.S. 569, 575, 577, 96 L. Ed. 2d 500, 107 S. Ct. 2568 (1987) (regulation prohibiting "all 'First Amendment activities'" substantially overbroad).

*Board of Airport Comm'rs of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus, Inc., 482 U.S. 569, 575, 577, 96 L. Ed. 2d 500, 107 S. Ct. 2568 (1987) (regulation prohibiting "all 'First Amendment activities'" substantially overbroad).

[[category:Law]]

[[category:Law]]

[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]

[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]