They may stop the presses

GAGORDERS

Legal restrictions often imposed to prevent media from publishing sensitive information before a trial. Think of two words combined into one.

This clue plays on two meanings of "stop the presses." Literally, it could mean halting a printing press, but here it hints at "gag orders"—legal restrictions that prevent someone from speaking publicly. The wordplay ties the idea of silencing (a "gag") to the action of stopping presses, making the answer a clever fit.