The Case of United States vs New York Times | Report

Running head: NEW YORK TIMES CO. V UNITED STATES
New York Times Co. v United States
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NEW YORK TIMES CO. V UNITED STATES1
Abstract
The case of United States vs New York Times is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court
of the United States on the issue of First Amendment. The ruling favoured the publishing
house to publish the then classified file namely the Pentagon paper and ruled out any
possibility of government censorship or penalty in the future. President Richard Nixon had
enforced executive authority over the publication and forced the publication to suspend
publishing the Pentagon Papers. The court was faced with a question of whether the First
Amendment guarantees absolute freedom of the press and whether this was a question of
national security. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Press to print the materials.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
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Discussion..................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
Work Cited.................................................................................................................................7