A New Jersey Judge Defies the First Amendment by Censoring News Coverage of a High School Lockdown
The judge contradicted Supreme Court precedents by ruling that a student's "privacy interests" trumped "the severe constitutional presumption" against prior restraints.
https://reason.com/2026/07/13/a-new-jersey-judge-defies-the-first-amendment-by-censoring-news-coverage-of-a-high-school-lockdown/
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