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.
In 1971, the Times began publishing it. Arguing that these news reports endangered national security, the Nixon Administration went to court to try to block newspapers from continuing to publish the.
New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), often referred to as The Pentagon Papers Case, was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the First Amendment.
New York Times Co. v. United States: The First Amendment overrides the federal government’s interest in keeping certain documents, such as the Pentagon Papers, classified.
Aug 4, 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.
Mar 4, 2025 · New York Times Co. v. United States was an important Supreme Court decision in First Amendment jurisprudence. Also known as the “Pentagon Papers case," it powerfully affirmed the.
The decision by the New York Times and Washington Post to print illegally leaked, classified documents about American involvement in the Vietnam War sparked a First Amendment battle between the.
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.
[T]he United States seeks to [prevent] the New York Times and the Washington Post from publishing the contents of a classified study entitled “History of U.S. Decision-Making Process on Viet Nam Policy.”
