AdvtThe District Court for the Southern District of New York, in The New York Times case, and the District Court for the District of Columbia and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in The Washington Post case, held that the government had not met that burden. New York Times Co. v. United StatesBy ,ETLegalWorldJoin the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Download ETLegalWorld App Get Realtime updatesSave your favourite articles Scan to download AppOn June 30, 1971, The Supreme Court in New York Times Co. v. United States ruled, 6-3, that the government could not prevent The New York Times or The Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers without risk of government censorship or punishment.The decision of the US Supreme Court was based on the Bill of Rights guarantee of a free press, a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the First Amendment right to freedom of the press.The controversy raised when United States sought to enjoin 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"

Source: International New York Times June 30, 2024 04:26 UTC