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If compelling this speech is a First Amendment violation, wouldn't the prohibition on outright saying you got the warrant also be a First Amendment violation?
by orblivion 4y ago
If compelling this speech is a First Amendment violation, wouldn't the prohibition on outright saying you got the warrant also be a First Amendment violation?
- zoklet-enjoyer 4y agoYes, it is
- alex_sf 4y agoNo. US law makes a distinction between 'prior restraint' and 'compelled speech'. Prior restraint is the government forcing you to _not_ say something. Compelled speech is the opposite, forcing you _to_ say something. Both have a high bar to meet, and meeting one does not mean you that you meet the other. In the case of compelled speech, I don't believe a US court has ever ordered someone to lie, which is what would be required here.