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The ruling made it possible for The New York Times and The Washington Post newspapers to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers without risk of government censorship or punishment. [1] President Richard Nixon had claimed executive authority to force the Times to suspend publication of classified information in its possession.
The New York Times and The Washington Post both gained access to the so-called “Pentagon Papers”— a classified Defense Department study that examined the history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Daniel Ellsburg was employed at the RAND Corporation, and he worked on the report.
Often referred to as the “Pentagon Papers” case, the landmark Supreme Court decision in New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), defended the First Amendment right of free press against prior restraint by the government.
In what became known as the "Pentagon Papers Case," the Nixon Administration attempted to prevent the New York Times and Washington Post from publishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department study regarding the history of United States activities in Vietnam. The President argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect ...
New York Times Co. v. United States: The First Amendment overrides the federal government’s interest in keeping certain documents, such as the Pentagon Papers, classified.
Jun 20, 2024 · On June 30, 1971, in what is regarded as one of the most significant prior-restraint cases in history, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6–3 decision freed the newspapers to resume publishing the material. The court held that the government had failed to justify restraint of publication.
Jun 30, 2021 · Today marks the 50 th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in New York Times Co. v. United States, known as the “Pentagon Papers” case. The newspapers involved—the Times and the Washington Post—will treat the day as a national holiday.
