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Lynn Greenky, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University

Despite Donald Trump’s claims, his gag order holds up against the Constitution

Former President Donald Trump attends his New York trial on April 23, 2024. Timothy A. Clary/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The First Amendment protects speech, but Americans don’t have a right to speech that may cause harm.

That’s why former President Donald Trump is still not allowed to speak about prosecutors, individual jurors and court staff – or their families – involved in his New York state hush money trial, a New York appeals court determined on Aug. 1, 2024.

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