The supreme court, of the United states, decides New York Times v. United states: the New York Times and the Washington Post have the right under Article I of Amendment to publish excepts from United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense (a.k.a. the “Pentagon Papers”). For the Federal government to impose pre-publication censorship it must prove that serious and irreversible harm would come to the U.s.
[updated 7/3/2025]
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Authority:
Article I of Amendment
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References:
Gerald Gunther, Constitutional Law, twelfth edition, (Westbury, New York: Foundation Press, 1991), 1459-65.
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 417.
New York Times Co. v. United States – Wikipedia
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