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If my employer tells me I can’t say certain things or discuss certain matters, isn’t that prior restraint?

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If my employer tells me I can’t say certain things or discuss certain matters, isn’t that prior restraint?

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Not from a First Amendment standpoint. The First Amendment limits what government in its various forms can do to restrict speech. Many individuals are subject to employment or other contracts that limit their right to speak freely. That’s a private matter.