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Constitutional Law Keyed to Maggs
New York Times Co. v. United States
Citation:
403 U.S. 713 (1971)
InstructorMatthew Steinberg
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Facts
The New York Times came into unauthorized possession of a classified 47-volume government study entitled “History of U.S. Decision-Making Process on Viet Nam Policy,” commonly known as the Pentagon Papers. The newspaper spent approximately three months analyzing these documents with significant security measures before beginning publication on June 13, 1971. The Washington Post subsequently obtained similar materials and also began publication. The documents contained historical information about U.S. involvement in Vietnam, with the most recent materials dating from 1968. The United States Government sought injunctions in federal court to prevent further publication, arguing that disclosure would cause grave and irreparable danger to national security. The cases proceeded with extraordinary speed through the federal court system, reaching the Supreme Court within less than three weeks of the initial publication, with oral arguments held on June 26, 1971, and decision rendered on June 30, 1971.
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