{"id":2079959,"date":"2023-10-26T10:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-defends-trump-against-federal-judges-gag-order\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:33:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:33:48","slug":"aclu-defends-trump-against-federal-judges-gag-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-defends-trump-against-federal-judges-gag-order\/","title":{"rendered":"ACLU supports Trump against judge&#8217;s gag order."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faclu-defends-trump-against-federal-judges-gag-order%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2079959&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>ACLU Joins Trump&#8217;s Battle Against &#8220;Vague&#8221; Gag Order<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2064staunch critic,\u2064 the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),\u2063 is standing with him in\u2064 his fight against a federal\u2063 judge&#8217;s order that restricts \u2063his speech, calling it &#8220;vague&#8221; and &#8220;impermissibly broad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In an October 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/aclu-files-brief-arguing-trump-gag-order-violates-the-first-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, Anthony D. Romero, \u200bexecutive director of the ACLU, emphasized the importance of\u200c protecting free \u200dspeech rights, stating, &#8220;no modern-day president did more damage\u2062 to civil liberties and civil rights than \u200dPresident Trump, but if we allow his free\u2062 speech rights\u2062 to be abridged, \u200cwe know that other unpopular voices\u2014even ones we agree with\u2014will also be silenced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;As much as we disagreed with Donald Trump\u2019s policies, everyone is entitled to the\u200b same First Amendment protection\u200b against gag orders that are too broad and too vague,&#8221; \u200dMr. Romero \u200csaid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ny-judge-fines-trump-10000-for-violating-gag-order-5516715?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Trump Called to Witness Stand, Fined\u2062 $10,000 for Violating Gag Order<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ny-judge-fines-trump-10000-for-violating-gag-order-5516715?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/judge-stays-trump-gag-order-in-federal-election-case-5514212?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Judge\u2062 Stays Trump Gag Order in Federal Election Case<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/judge-stays-trump-gag-order-in-federal-election-case-5514212?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Judge Tanya Chutkan, presiding over President \u2064Trump&#8217;s case in the U.S. District Court \u200dfor the District of Columbia, \u2064issued an \u200corder on October 17 that prohibits him from \u200bmaking statements that &#8220;target&#8221; the special counsel&#8217;s \u2063team, court staff, and potential witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU&#8217;s brief supports the defense&#8217;s request to stay the order, which Judge Chutkan\u2063 granted.<\/p>\n<p>Both\u2062 the ACLU and President Trump&#8217;s\u200b attorneys, John Lauro and Todd Blanche, criticized the court&#8217;s use\u200d of the term &#8220;target&#8221; and its language regarding potential witness\u2063 testimony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The First Amendment\u2062 rights of the \u2064accused \u2063require any court order restraining their speech to be both clearly defined and narrowly framed,&#8221; reads the ACLU&#8217;s brief from October 25.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The order\u2019s prohibition on speech that &#8216;targets&#8217; \u200ccertain named and unnamed individuals is neither. Reading the order, [the] defendant cannot \u200dpossibly know what he is permitted \u2063to say, and \u2064what he\u2062 is not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Judge Chutkan&#8217;s order \u2063has sparked debate and raised concerns about the extent of judicial power in limiting political speech.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If our freedom of speech is to mean anything, the court cannot allow the prosecution to silence the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenyan-ministers-rally-around-metas-facebook-after-watchdogs-ultimatum\/\" title=\"Kenyan ministers rally around Meta\u2019s Facebook after watchdog\u2019s ultimatum\">leading presidential candidate<\/a> whose speech\u2063 and message are politically threatening to\u2062 the\u200c incumbent president,&#8221; wrote Mr. Lauro and Mr. Blanche in their October 20 brief.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200cJudge Chutkan maintains that criminal defendants do not have unrestricted First Amendment rights when their speech may compromise the integrity of the judicial process.<\/p>\n<p>In her \u200bOctober 17 order, she reiterated her concerns about\u2062 President \u2063Trump&#8217;s potential to provoke intimidation or harassment of individuals \u2064involved in the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:250px\" class=\"alignright\"><figcaption>U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cUndisputed testimony cited by the government demonstrates that when [the] defendant has publicly attacked individuals, including on matters related\u2062 to this case, those individuals are consequently threatened and harassed,\u201d wrote Judge Chutkan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince his indictment, and even after the government filed\u2063 the instant motion, [the] defendant has continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-defends-trump-against-federal-judges-gag-order\/\" title=\"ACLU supports Trump against judge's gag order.\">make similar \u2062statements attacking individuals involved<\/a> in the judicial process, including potential witnesses,\u200c prosecutors, and court staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The government&#8217;s deadline for responding to President\u200b Trump&#8217;s motion was October 25, and he can reply by\u2062 October 28. Justice \u200cDepartment attorney Molly Gaston has already\u200d accused the defense of attempting \u2062to\u2062 place President Trump above the law in their opposition to the gag order.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of Judge Chutkan&#8217;s order on \u2064President Trump&#8217;s ability to speak about his case remains uncertain, but legal experts, including \u2064professor Jonathan Turley \u2062of George Washington University Law School, have raised significant constitutional questions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While appellate courts have generally upheld lower \u2064courts&#8217; gag orders, there have always \u200dbeen constitutional concerns \u2062regarding \u2062the limitations \u2064on\u200d not only\u2063 defendants&#8217; free speech rights but also their vigorous defense by counsel,&#8221; wrote\u200b Mr. Turley.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Harvard Law professor \u200bLaurence Tribe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tribelaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X,\u200c formerly known as Twitter, that Judge Chutkan&#8217;s order would be &#8220;upheld on appeal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He shared a Slate article in which two former federal \u2063prosecutors\u2014Dennis Aftergut and Frederick Baron\u2014praised Judge Chutkan&#8217;s &#8220;elegant&#8221; order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Aftergut and Mr. Baron <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2023\/10\/first-amendment-gag-order-against-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> that Judge Chutkan &#8220;reinforced the legal permanency of the order by adding&#8221; a note clarifying \u2063that the order shouldn&#8217;t\u2064 be interpreted as prohibiting\u200d statements criticizing the \u2062government, asserting innocence, or criticizing political rivals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the ACLU&#8217;s decision \u2062to support\u2064 Trump in this battle align with their\u200b history of\u2064 opposing his policies, and what does it signify\u200d about \u200btheir commitment to protecting individual rights and freedom\u200b of speech?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064ACLU Joins Trump&#8217;s Battle\u2063 Against &#8220;Vague&#8221; Gag Order<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s staunch critic, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), is standing with him in his\u200d fight against a \u2064federal judge&#8217;s order that restricts his speech, calling it &#8220;vague&#8221; and &#8220;impermissibly broad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an\u200b October 25 statement, Anthony D. Romero, executive \u2064director \u200cof\u2063 the ACLU, \u2063emphasized the importance \u200dof protecting \u2062free\u2062 speech rights, stating, &#8220;no modern-day president did more damage to \u200ccivil liberties\u200d and civil rights than President Trump, but if we allow\u200c his free\u2062 speech rights to be abridged, we know\u200c that other unpopular voices\u2014even ones we agree\u2064 with\u2014will also\u2062 be silenced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As much as we disagreed\u200b with Donald Trump\u2019s policies, \u200deveryone is entitled to the same First Amendment protection \u2062against gag orders that are too\u200c broad and too vague,&#8221; Mr.\u2062 Romero said.<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU&#8217;s decision to support Trump in this battle may come as a surprise to many given their history of opposing his policies.\u200c However, their commitment \u2063to protecting individual rights and freedom of speech is \u200cunwavering.<\/p>\n<p>The gag order in \u200dquestion was issued by a\u2062 federal judge \u200cand \u200baimed at preventing Trump\u200c from making certain public statements. \u200bIt is meant to \u2063restrict his ability\u2062 to \u200cinfluence\u2062 ongoing legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>While some \u200dargue that such a gag order is necessary to\u2064 ensure a fair trial, the ACLU believes that it goes against the fundamental principles of free speech and sets a dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n<p>The organization \u2062argues that if Trump&#8217;s\u200b speech rights can be restricted in this manner, it opens the door for the suppression\u2062 of\u200d other voices, both popular and unpopular. In a democratic society, the protection of free speech\u200b is essential to the functioning of a robust and inclusive\u200b public discourse.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 ACLU has filed a brief challenging the \u2062gag order, arguing that it violates the First Amendment. They assert that it is incumbent upon the courts to carefully consider the scope and necessity of any restrictions on speech, and in this case, the order falls short of meeting the required legal\u200c standards.<\/p>\n<p>By joining Trump&#8217;s fight against the gag order, the \u2064ACLU is\u2064 not endorsing\u2063 his views or \u2063actions. Rather, they are \u200dupholding the principle that even those with unpopular opinions deserve the same protections under the law.<\/p>\n<p>The case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analyst-weighs-in-on-daniel-penny-chokehold-case\/\" title=\"Expert analyzes Daniel Penny's chokehold case.\">garnered significant attention<\/a> and is being closely watched by legal experts and advocates for free speech. The outcome will \u200chave implications beyond Trump&#8217;s specific circumstances, as it\u200d will set a precedent for how future cases involving similar restrictions on speech are handled.<\/p>\n<p>In an \u2062era\u2064 where \u200cpublic figures and politicians \u200boften face backlash \u200dand criticism for their words\u2062 and actions, it is \u200ccrucial to safeguard the right to express dissenting views. The ACLU&#8217;s support of Trump&#8217;s\u2062 challenge to the gag order underscores the importance of upholding the principles of free speech and protecting the rights of all individuals, regardless of \u2063their political affiliations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ACLU, a prominent critic of ex-President Trump, is supporting his fight against a federal judge&#8217;s order that it deems &#8220;vague&#8221; and &#8220;too broad&#8221; in limiting his speech. Anthony D. 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