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The Government contends that the only issue in these cases is whether, in a suit by the United States, “the First Amendment bars a court from prohibiting a newspaper from publishing material whose disclosure would pose a ‘grave and immediate danger to the security of the United States.’” . . .
New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971) The First Amendment overrides the federal government’s interest in keeping certain documents, such as the Pentagon Papers, classified.
A case in which the Court found that the use of "prior restraint" by President Nixon on a New York Times article about activities in Vietnam was an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.
New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the First Amendment right to freedom of the press.
New York Times Co. v. United States was a 1971 Supreme Court case concerning freedom of the press. Key points. In 1971, the administration of President Richard Nixon attempted to suppress the publication of a top-secret history of US military involvement in Vietnam, claiming that its publication endangered national security.
4 sie 2023 · Often referred to as the “Pentagon Papers” case, the landmark Supreme Court decision in New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), defended the First Amendment right of free press against prior restraint by the government. McNamara commissioned a secret Vietnam War study.
The Supreme Court of the United States (Supreme Court) held that the Government failed to meet the requisite burden of proof needed to justify a prior restraint of expression when attempting to enjoin the New York Times and Washington Post from publishing contents of a classified study.
