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|facts=[https://www.ellsberg.net/ Daniel Ellsberg] helped author a top-secret government study. | |||
|issues=Are '''prior restraints''' ever permissible? | |||
|rule=*[[1st Amendment]]:"Congress shall make no law...abridging the...freedom...of the press..." | |rule=*[[1st Amendment]]:"Congress shall make no law...abridging the...freedom...of the press..." | ||
|comments=*"New York Times v. United States, better known as the <span style="background:cyan">“Pentagon Papers” case</span>, was a decision expanding freedom of the press." ([https://landmarkcases.c-span.org/Case/25/New-York-Times-v.-United-States C-SPAN summary]) | |comments=*"New York Times v. United States, better known as the <span style="background:cyan">“Pentagon Papers” case</span>, was a decision expanding freedom of the press." ([https://landmarkcases.c-span.org/Case/25/New-York-Times-v.-United-States C-SPAN summary]) | ||
Revision as of 18:14, March 2, 2023
| New York Times v. United States | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
|---|---|
| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 30, 1971 |
| Appealed from | DC Circuit |
Facts
Daniel Ellsberg helped author a top-secret government study.
Issues
Are prior restraints ever permissible?
Rule
- 1st Amendment:"Congress shall make no law...abridging the...freedom...of the press..."
Comments
- "New York Times v. United States, better known as the “Pentagon Papers” case, was a decision expanding freedom of the press." (C-SPAN summary)
