The former president faces limited gag orders in his federal election-obstruction case in D.C. and his New York civil fraud case.
Two judges — in Donald Trump’s federal election-obstruction case in D.C. and in the New York civil fraud case against him and his business — have issued narrow gag orders limiting what the former president can publicly say about the cases. Trump has appealed both rulings, arguing that the orders infringe on his First Amendment rights while he is once again running for president.
As the gag orders ping their way through the courts, they have been paused and put back into effect multiple times, making it hard to track their status.
Here is a rundown of what speech the gag orders limit, why they were enacted — and whether they are currently in effect.D.C. federal election-obstruction case
Gag imposed: Judge Tanya S. Chutkan issued the limited gag order from her courtroom on Oct. 16, but it was suspended pending the outcome of an appeal. On Dec. 8, the federal appeals court for D.C. upheld Chutkan’s ruling, putting most of the gag order back into effect.
Reason for gag: Chutkan said Trump’s public attacks on people who are “involved in the judicial process” made a gag order necessary.
