Gag order facts for kids
A gag order (also known as a gagging order or suppression order) is an order, typically a legal order by a court or government, restricting information or comment from being made public or passed onto any unauthorized third party. The phrase may sometimes be used of a private order by an employer or other institution.
Uses of gag orders include keeping trade secrets of a company, protecting the integrity of ongoing police or military operations, and protecting the privacy of victims or minors.
Gag orders are sometimes used in an attempt to assure a fair trial by preventing prejudicial pre-trial publicity.
In a similar manner, a "gag law" may limit freedom of the press, by instituting censorship or restricting access to information.
See also
- Ag-gag
- Compromise agreement
- DA-Notice
- Editorial independence
- Filibuster
- Franchise fraud
- Freedom of speech
- Gag rule
- Injunction
- Media blackout
- Media transparency
- Never say anything
- Non-disclosure agreement
- Prior restraint
- Publication ban
- Public Interest Immunity
- Super-injunction
- Temporary restraining order
- Whistleblower
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