Blocking speech before publication
Mast v. Doe
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Joshua, Stephanie, and Richard Mast challenged an order barring them from sharing information that could identify John Doe and others; the Fourth Circuit upheld it, citing an interest in protecting foreign nationals viewed as American collaborators.
- Who it affects
- The order barring the Masts from sharing identifying information remains in place; the Supreme Court did not decide whether it was lawful.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court refused to hear their petition (denied review) and did not decide whether the order was lawful.
The Fourth Circuit cited protection of foreign nationals it viewed as American collaborators as a reason to keep the order in place.
The Masts argued that the Fourth Circuit upheld the restriction using a public-interest reason that the parties, trial court and U.S. had not presented.
Question presented
Whether the Fourth Circuit erred in affirming the district court’s content-based prior restraint under strict scrutiny based on a novel public-interest rationale that the parties, the district court, and the United States never presented.
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Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.