Necolle Cruz
AP Government Unit 2
Dr. Phillip Smith
8/27/16
Citation: 403 U.S. 713, 91 S. Ct. 2140, 29 L. Ed. 2d 822, 1971 U.S. New York Times Co. v. U.S.
Facts: New York Times wanted to publish a paper with classified history of the Pentagon, which included information of events that happened in Vietnam, the document was also known as “The Pentagon Papers”. According to oyez.org, the President argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security.
Issue: Is the first amendment being violated by the paper not being published because it is classified information?
Previous History: Washington Post Company v. U.S.
Reasoning: It was decided that the word security shouldn’t do away with the rights of the first amendment.
AP Government Unit 2
Dr. Phillip Smith
8/27/16
Citation: 403 U.S. 713, 91 S. Ct. 2140, 29 L. Ed. 2d 822, 1971 U.S. New York Times Co. v. U.S.
Facts: New York Times wanted to publish a paper with classified history of the Pentagon, which included information of events that happened in Vietnam, the document was also known as “The Pentagon Papers”. According to oyez.org, the President argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security.
Issue: Is the first amendment being violated by the paper not being published because it is classified information?
Previous History: Washington Post Company v. U.S.
Reasoning: It was decided that the word security shouldn’t do away with the rights of the first amendment.