New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
Type
Case
Week
Week 4
Course
LA 50: Constitutional Law
Definition
A landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the First Amendment right of Freedom of the Press (that court orders blocking publication were an unconstitutional prior restraint in violation of the First Amendment). 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.