Gregg Jarrett: “Make no mistake, Merchan’s poorly worded, vague, and semi-literate orders muffling Trump are a prior restraint on free speech that is protected by the First Amendment. There is no exception in the Bill of Rights for defendants in criminal trials. But clueless judges like Merchan often shred constitutional rights with lawless gag orders because they are arrogant and imperious. They are bullies who know that by the time there’s a successful appeal, the trial is over and the arguments are rendered moot. So, they get away with it, which only emboldens them. It should be pointed out that Merchan is an ‘acting’ judge, which is a felicitous description for a jurist who appears deeply unqualified to preside over the trial of a former president of the United States….
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Gregg Jarrett: “Make no mistake, Merchan’s poorly worded, vague, and semi-literate orders muffling Trump are a prior restraint on free speech that is protected by the First Amendment. There is no exception in the Bill of Rights for defendants in criminal trials. But clueless judges like Merchan often shred constitutional rights with lawless gag orders because they are arrogant and imperious. They are bullies who know that by the time there’s a successful appeal, the trial is over and the arguments are rendered moot. So, they get away with it, which only emboldens them. It should be pointed out that Merchan is an ‘acting’ judge, which is a felicitous description for a jurist who appears deeply unqualified to preside over the trial of a former president of the United States….