gag rule

“Judge Merchan could have initiated an inquiry into whether that violated the gag rule or namely, if Trump was responsible for violations of the gag order,” Burbank said.

In May, Congress adopts a gag rule designed to prohibit any discussion of petitions related to slavery.

Trump expanded it into what critics called a “global gag rule,” forbidding foreign aid recipients to even provide information about abortion.

The judge has imposed a gag rule while he decides the issue.

But Musk's lawyers said the SEC had no right to impose an unconstitutional "gag rule" as a condition of settling.