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It balances free expression against protection from defamation. It determines when courts can silence speakers before harm occurs."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 33-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 33-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-3"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 29-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 29-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 9-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 9-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 1-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 1-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 33-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 33-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 43-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 43-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 13-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 13-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 27-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 27-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 3-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 3-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 39-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 39-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 49-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 49-7"}]}],"slug":"2004-03-1488-tory-v-cochran","term":"2004","title":"Can a court order a speaker to stop defamatory statements?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 33-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 33-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1488.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-3"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}