prior restraint

prior restraint

A governmental restriction on speech or publication before its actual expression.

? Prior restraints violate the First Amendment unless the speech is obscene, is defamatory, or creates a clear and present danger to society. [Cases: Constitutional Law 90(3). C.J.S. Constitutional Law ¡ì¡ì 502, 542, 546¨C550.]


What is the Chinese interpretation of prior restraint?
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