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Appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump's gag order
Updated On: 04 November, 2023 08:25 AM IST | Washington | AP
Trump`s lawyers say they will go to the Supreme Court, if necessary, to fight what they say are unconstitutional restrictions on his political speech
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A federal appeals court temporarily lifted a gag order on Donald Trump in his federal election interference case in Washington on Friday " the latest twist in the legal fight over the restrictions on the former president`s speech. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit decision puts a hold on the gag order to give the judges time to consider Trump`s request for a longer pause on the restrictions while his appeals play out. The order says the temporary pause "should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits" of Trump`s bid.
The court set oral arguments for Nov 20. The gag order, which was reimposed on Sunday by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, bars Trump from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses in the case accusing him of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election he lost to President Joe Biden. It`s the most serious restriction a court has put on the speech of the GOP presidential primary frontrunner and criminal defendant in four separate cases.
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