Earlier today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a shocking ruling by determining that Innocence of Muslims actress Cindy Lee Garcia could assert a copyright interest in her performance in the film and that Google had to remove the controversial anti-Islamic film from YouTube. …

On Feb. 19, the 9th Circuit directed Google to take down all copies of Innocence of Muslims from its platforms. What’s more, the appellate circuit issued an extraordinary gag order that required the parties not to talk about it.

In response, Google filed under seal an emergency motion to stay the order pending a rehearing en banc before a full panel of 9th Circuit judges. That motion has become available and can be read in full here.

The web giant called the order removing Innocence of Muslims a “classic incursion on the First Amendment,” the gag order “extraordinary” and the entire ordeal “stunning.”