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Pentagon Papers case

What is the actual name of the ''Pentagon Papers'' case, clarifying the lines of restraint the government can impose on the media to protect ''national security''?


Asked on 9/21/07, 6:29 pm

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Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Pentagon Papers case

NEW YOUR TIMES CO. v. UNITED STATES 403 U.S. 713 (1971), per curiam decision supporting the Times'(and the Washington Post's) respective positions against the government's attempts at prior restraint.

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Answered on 9/23/07, 3:26 pm
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Pentagon Papers case

Correction: NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. UNITED STATES ...

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Answered on 9/23/07, 6:23 pm


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