Practice question
Which situation illustrates subsequent punishment rather than prior restraint?
- An official requires approval of an editorial before printing
- A censor orders a station not to air a report tomorrow
- An agency refuses advance clearance for a poem
- A court imposes a penalty for a completed publication after proceedings
- Police confiscate an unpublished manuscript to prevent its release
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 4, freedom of speech, expression and the press: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- Chavez v. Gonzales, G.R. No. 168338, February 15, 2008, main decision, prior restraint, governmental threats and clear and present danger: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/feb2008/gr_168338_2008.html
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