A New Jersey court partially upheld an order restricting publication of a high school security video obtained by New Brunswick Today and broadened it to cover the press generally. Judge Thomas McCloskey’s July 9 order allows publication only if minors’ identities are redacted and requires the outlet to submit the edited video to the school district and court for approval before release. The footage shows a school lockdown incident involving a student with an airsoft BB gun at a New Brunswick high school.
Why it matters: This is a significant press-freedom and censorship development because it imposes prior restraint, forcing media to alter or seek approval for reporting before publication. It matters to journalists, civil-liberties groups, and the public because the order could chill reporting on school security incidents and confidential-source material.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
2026.07.10
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This article establishes a distinct censorship and information-freedom story centered on Judge McCloskey’s July 9 order and its expansion beyond one outlet to the press at large.
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