Legal Opinion
In re: Murphy-Brown, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 29, 2018No. 18-1762PublishedCited by 268 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
*792 Petitioner challenges the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina's gag order imposing stringent restrictions on participants and potential participants in a series of nuisance suits brought against the hog industry in North Carolina. For the reasons that follow, we find the district court's order defective in multiple respects. We direct the district court to vacate the gag order and allow the parties to begin anew under the guidelines set forth below, and even then, only if exceptional circumstances warrant.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
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