Gag Orders Have Been Used to

question 57

Multiple Choice

Gag orders have been used to

• A) prohibit one criminal from testifying against another.
• B) restrict the publication of news about a trial in progress or a pre-trial hearing.
• C) restrict what a juror may say to the press after the trial.
• D) restrict what evidence must be shown to defense lawyers.
• E) Options C and D are true.

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