The federal government is legally allowed to put a prior restraint on the publication of information: when the Maverick plans to publish information regarding the country's planned military operations in another country.
Step-by-step explanation:
National newspaper is newspaper that circulates daily in each State and each internal Territory. The newspaper is source of information that publishes the happenings in a state or country.
The newspaper carries information like country’s economy, trade and commerce, advertisement, sports and even spiritual news. Reading newspaper daily is a good habit, it also helps us in knowing the happenings in the country.
In the above statement, Maverick is a national newspaper. It has certain restrictions in publishing the information regarding the military operation that is planned in the country.