GAG ORDER

gag order. 1. A judge’s order directing parties, attorneys, witnesses, or journalists to refrain

from publicly dis-cussing the facts of a case. • When directed to the press, such an order is

generally unconstitutional under the First Amendment. [Cases: Criminal Law 633(1); Federal

Civil Procedure 1951; Trial 18, 20. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 564, 1134, 1140, 1145–1149, 1191;

Trial§§ 91–92, 97.] 2. A judge’s order that an unruly defendant be bound and gagged during trial to

prevent further interruptions. [Cases: Criminal Law 637. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1168–1172.]GAG ORDER