US EditionAppeals court to hear arguments on whether to reinstate gag order against Donald Trump
- A federal appeals court is considering whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
- Prosecutors argue that the gag order is necessary to prevent Trump from undermining confidence in the court system and intimidating potential witnesses. Trump's defense lawyers claim it violates his free speech rights.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will decide whether to uphold the gag order or allow Trump to continue making inflammatory statements. He may appeal to the Supreme Court if necessary.
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US appeals court weighs free speech with court integrity in Trump gag order arguments
Lawyers for former US President Donald Trump presented oral arguments before a DC appeals court Monday, arguing that the gag order prohibiting Trump from disparaging participants in his election interference criminal case violates the former President’s right to free speech. A three-member panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit weighed Donald Trump’s First Amendment rights with the interest of a fair and impartial …
Takeaways from the tense appeals court hearing over the Trump gag order in federal election subversion case
Analysis by Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals panel appears inclined to restore the limited gag order in former President Donald Trump’s federal election subversion case, but may loosen some restrictions so he can more directly criticize special counsel Jack Smith. A three-judge panel of the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Monday in the closely watched case, which stems from Trump’s attempts to over…
Judges sceptical of Donald Trump’s appeal on gag order blocking him from launching ‘pretrial smear campaign’
A three-judge federal appeals court panel appears sceptical of arguments from Donald Trump’s legal team to overturn a gag order that blocks the former president from attacking witnesses and prosecutors in a criminal conspiracy case surrounding his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Trump lawyers argue against gag order in federal election subversion case
Attorneys for former president urge appeals court to revoke gag order though judges appear skepticalLawyers for the former US president Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court on Monday to revoke a gag order in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.“The order is unprecedented and it sets a terrible precedent for future restrictions on core political speech,” Trump’s attorney John…
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