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Under binding Supreme Court precedent, this court “must take such steps by rule and regulation that will protect [its] processes from prejudicial outside interferences.” Sheppard v. Maxwell, 384 U.S. 333, 363 (1966). The First Amendment does not override that obligation. “Freedom of discussion should be given the widest range compatible with the essential requirement of the fair and orderly administration of justice. But it must not be allowed to divert the trial from the very purpose of a court system to adjudicate controversies, both criminal and civil, in the calmness and solemnity of the courtroom according to legal procedures.” Id. at 350–51 (cleaned up); Seattle Times Co. v. Rhinehart, 467 U.S. 20, 32 n.18 (1984) (“Although litigants do not surrender their First Amendment rights at the courthouse door, those rights maybe subordinated to other interests that arise in this setting.
For those whose literacy is compromised when they see something that reflects poorly on Dear Leader allow me to translate. "Trump is a pompous windbag who is in the habit of trying to enlist the mob under his spell to follow through on his dangerous rhetoric by making threats against officers of the court. Therefore, I am issuing a limited gag to get him to STFU."
For those whose literacy is compromised when they see something that reflects poorly on Dear Leader allow me to translate. "Trump is a pompous windbag who is in the habit of trying to enlist the mob under his spell to follow through on his dangerous rhetoric by making threats against officers of the court. Therefore, I am issuing a limited gag to get him to STFU."