I title this post “gag order”, not that there has been such, but how I feel when approaching my blog and social media these days. There is so much I want to write about, and the horrors I’ve found as PR of my mom’s Estate, and continue to uncover and try to make sense of. But the reality is, some poor paralegal has likely been tasked with monitoring this space simply to find any word, any sentence that can be twisted and used as an exhibit for, in my personal opinion and belief under the First Amendment, a Bad Faith Will Contest.
A gag order (also known as a gagging order or suppression order) is an order, typically a legal order by a court or government, restricting information or comment from being made public or passed on to any unauthorized third party. The phrase may sometimes be used of a private order by an employer or other institution.
Uses of gag orders include keeping trade secrets of a company, protecting the integrity of ongoing police or military operations, and protecting the privacy of victims or minors. Conversely, as their downside, they may be abused as a useful tool for those of financial means to intimidate witnesses and prevent release of information, using the legal system rather than other methods of intimidation. Strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) orders may potentially be abused in this way.[1][2]
Gag orders are sometimes used in an attempt to assure a fair trial by preventing prejudicial pre-trial publicity, although their use for this purpose is controversial since they are a potentially unconstitutional prior restraint that can lead to the press’s using less reliable sources such as off-the-record statements and second- or third-hand accounts.[3]
In a similar manner, a “gag law” may limit freedom of the press, by instituting censorship or restricting access to information.[4]
I suppose, what I can safely share is things already on the docket, of which I’d refer you to the docket. But I’ll share this verbatim from my ResponceToPetitionOfPRRemoval.pdf filing:
…I continue to cooperate regarding multiple concerns with law enforcement….
As both the Personal Representative of the Estate, and the son of a deceased mother, my personal sentiment is that I hope you see justice mom and that the matters spanning 2017 to December 2024 are fully investigated. You deserve that much after, what I believe, happened to you.
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