Villarreal v. Texas · ¶49

The same concern is not present with an order prohibiting only discussion of “nothing but the testimony.” Perry, 488 U. S., at 284. Consultation about testimony itself—practicing it, debriefng it, and the like—is a recognized, distinct tool in every trial lawyer's preparatory arsenal. See, e. g., Brief for Legal Ethics Scholars as Amici Curiae 10–11; Formal Opinion 508, at 1–2. We trust that lawyers ordered to sheathe that tool overnight will have no difficulty doing so.

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