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Originally Posted by JD
You are comparing a blatant 1A suppression to the process to redress and contest a clerical error- in the "case" we're discussing the faulty FTA for an ex-wife who did not receive her summons in the mail to demonstrate that fixing it after the fact is not a perfect solution to preventing it beforehand.
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I am comparing a prior restraint on your right of free speech to a prior restraint on your ability to purchase a firearm.
I agree that in both instances the remedy of later litigation is not a perfect way to maintain the constitutional protection of the right.
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Originally Posted by JD
And one cannot go to a judge, and get.. here I may get it backwards between TRO's and Injunctive Relief but I believe it's- Injunctive Relief prohibiting the State from suppressing the letter with the likely outcome that they'll be found violating my constitutional right to publish?
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I think you have the right idea in that injunctive relief would be the consequence of a successful process that begins with a temporary restraining order.
However, we do not generally viewed that as an excuse for the federal government to engage in prior restraint of speech (the Pentagon papers case was a rare exception and one that occurred with the cooperation of the publisher involved). Instead, we prohibit the federal government from violating the First Amendment in the first place.