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New York Times VS. The United States

New York Times VS. The United States. By Zach Musacchio. Historical Context. During the 60s into the 70s, questions arose about the limits of the 1 st Amendment right of freedom of speech and U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Case Background.

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New York Times VS. The United States

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  1. New York TimesVS.The United States By Zach Musacchio

  2. Historical Context • During the 60s into the 70s, questions arose about the limits of the 1st Amendment right of freedom of speech and U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

  3. Case Background • In 1971, the “Pentagon Papers” were illegally copied and given to the press, and The New York Times wished to publish what was considered government deception.

  4. The Case • The New York Times defended against the U.S. government its 1st Amendment rights between June 13th 1971- June 30th 1971.

  5. Government’s Issue • The U.S. government believed the publishing of the papers was a threat to national security, and for the first time attempted to silence the media in the name of national security.

  6. Government’s Argument • The 1st Amendment doesn’t guarantee an absolute freedom of the press, especially when the nation's security is involved. There should be a balance between the right to a free press and the equally and the safety of the nation. Allowing the publication of the documents would result in more conflicts with national security.

  7. New York Times’ Argument • The popular newspaper retorted that the 1st Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press protects the newspaper in the publication of these documents. The press should be allowed to inform the people of such things. Also, the Government had failed to show how the publication of the “Pentagon Papers” was actually dangerous to national security.

  8. Decision • By a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled in favor of the New York Times. They were allowed to publish whatever they wanted and a huge impact on the media resulted from the case. More stories were covered and more scandals were leaked.

  9. Works Cited • http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/ar25.html • http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/p/pentagon_papers/index.html • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Hippies+protesting&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS466US466&biw=1441&bih=676&tbm=isch&tbnid=wASZYbBXe_iTyM:&imgrefurl=http://tucsoncitizen.com/retroflections/2010/01/07/where-have-all-the-hippies-gone/&docid=rMYBmqT83cvVaM&imgurl=http://tucsoncitizen.com/retroflections/files/2010/01/hippies.jpg&w=393&h=501&ei=J97GT_-JLqri0QGl3rCqCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=172&vpy=153&dur=670&hovh=254&hovw=199&tx=61&ty=175&sig=114784882362310713683&page=1&tbnh=136&tbnw=107&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:85 • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=pentagon+1971&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS466US466&biw=1441&bih=676&tbm=isch&tbnid=PGBPM-YQp-0zrM:&imgrefurl=http://governmentinfo.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/pentagon-papers-to-become-declassified/&docid=dGHBLCmCvbIgfM&imgurl=http://governmentinfo.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/papers.jpg&w=400&h=527&ei=j-DGT67YFoXw0gHfgtX4Cg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1201&vpy=122&dur=3186&hovh=258&hovw=196&tx=128&ty=174&sig=114784882362310713683&page=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=111&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:85

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