[scrabblehack]

Aren’t gag orders supposed to protect the accused, not the prosecution?

I agree that if the accused violates the gag order (thereby tainting the jury pool), the prosecution should be able to retaliate in like manner.

[FreeReign]

Aren’t gag orders supposed to protect the accused, not the prosecution?

Yup!

[MTBobcat]

How about the prosecutor leaking information to the media to taint the jury pool?

[Fido969]

I don’t think that is true. I think the purpose is usually to prevent the parties from trying their case in public.