Speech may only rarely be held back from publication because it is considered unlawful. Rather, publication is allowed, with consequences to follow after the fact. When such publication is not allowed, a prior restraint is said to occur, and the First Amendment is not kind to such prior restraints.

Near v. Minnesota
Republican Party of Minnesota v. White
NY Times v. United States

 
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