RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — The Fourth Circuit upheld a protective order Wednesday shielding the identity of an Afghan family involved in a custody dispute with a Marine and his wife.
“Although the order is a content-based prior restraint, this is the exceptional case in which a prior restraint is permissible,” said U.S. Circuit Judge Julius Richardson, a Donald Trump appointee. “The threat to the government’s compelling interest in ensuring our nation’s security is not mere conjecture.”
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