Any lawfags here who can answer this question? I have never understood NDAs or gag orders. How is it legal for anybody, even a judge, to prohibit a citizen from speaking about their situation? Could you please explain? For instance, I've heard of cases where big company X is sued by Y. Y wins the case, but is issued a gag order and can't speak about what happened (to protect X.) I don't see how that's legal. Please explain. Thanks.
NDA's are agreements that people sign that say they will not speak about a particular subject for a specified length of time. "Non-Disclosure AGREEMENT." Gag orders are less clear.
Any lawfags here who can answer this question? I have never understood NDAs or gag orders. How is it legal for anybody, even a judge, to prohibit a citizen from speaking about their situation? Could you please explain? For instance, I've heard of cases where big company X is sued by Y. Y wins the case, but is issued a gag order and can't speak about what happened (to protect X.) I don't see how that's legal. Please explain. Thanks.
NDA's are agreements that people sign that say they will not speak about a particular subject for a specified length of time. "Non-Disclosure AGREEMENT." Gag orders are less clear.