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New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the First Amendment right to freedom of the press. 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 ...
The Times appealed to the United States Supreme Court. [10] [11] Constitutional law scholar Herbert Wechsler successfully argued the case before the United States Supreme Court. Louis M. Loeb, a partner at the firm of Lord Day & Lord who served as chief counsel to the Times from 1948 to 1967, [12] was among the authors of the brief of the Times.
Single-line per curiam decisions are also issued without concurrence or dissent by a hung Supreme Court (a 4–4 decision), when the Court has a vacant seat. The notable exceptions to the usual characteristics for a per curiam decision are the cases of New York Times Co. v. United States, Bush v. Gore, and Trump v. Anderson.
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The Supreme Court heard this case on appeal from the decision of the Colorado Supreme Court, which in Trump v. Anderson , a case brought by Colorado voters, ruled that Trump is disqualified from ...
[1] [2] In 1971 the Supreme Court ruled in New York Times Co. v. United States that gag orders, viewed as form of prior restraint are presumptively unconstitutional. [2] In Nebraska Press Ass'n the Supreme Court imposed a high burden on the government in order to sustain a prior restraint against the press. [2]
The court’s holding is a big win for the coal industry, but a huge loss for the American public. Opinion: The Supreme Court’s devastating blow to the planet Skip to main content
The Supreme Court ruled in The New York Times ' s favor in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971), allowing the Times and The Washington Post to publish the papers. [40] The New York Times remained cautious in its initial coverage of the Watergate scandal. [41]