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In 1971, Ellsberg leaked portions of the report to ''[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]'' & ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/ The Washington Post]''. | In 1971, Ellsberg leaked portions of the report to ''[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]'' & ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/ The Washington Post]''. | ||
|procedural_history=[https://www.justice.gov/ DOJ] filed suits in New York & Washington DC seeking an injunction against further publications of leaked sections of the Pentagon Papers. | |||
|issues=Are '''prior restraints''' ever permissible? | |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..." |
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New York Times v. United States | |
Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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Citation | |
Date decided | June 30, 1971 |
Appealed from | DC Circuit |
Facts
Daniel Ellsberg helped author a top-secret government study, also known as, the Pentagon Papers.
In 1971, Ellsberg leaked portions of the report to The New York Times & The Washington Post.Procedural History
DOJ filed suits in New York & Washington DC seeking an injunction against further publications of leaked sections of the Pentagon Papers.
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)