"In the UK they would be able to get an injunction against publication, but realistically they won't be able to stop publication elsewhere, particularly in the United States where the First Amendment is sacrosanct, " she said.

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Such laws vary from place to place, but all countries, even the United States with its famous first amendment to the constitution, accept that individual freedom must be limited in some respects at least.

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The First Amendment, as a reminder, is the one that states that government shall make no laws establishing religion.

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