Davenport v. Garcia

OPINION

DOGGETT, Justice.

In this mandamus proceeding, we address three issues: (1) the ability of a judge to suppress speech with a “gag order;” (2) whether Relator was impermissibly denied access to court records; and (3) the appropriate standard for removal of a guardian ad litem. Applying our state constitutional *6guarantee of free expression to invalidate the trial court’s unconstitutional prior restraint on speech, we grant this part of the petition for writ of mandamus. Because the trial court did not otherwise abuse its discretion, the remainder of the petition is denied.

A guardian ad…