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NEW YORK TIMES CO. V. UNITED STATES, 403 U. S. 713 (1971)
403 U. S. 713U.S. Supreme Court
New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
New York Times Co. v. United States
No. 1873
Argued June 26, 1971
Decided June 30, 1971
403 U.S. 713
Syllabus
The United States, which brought these actions to enjoin publication in the New York Times and in the Washington Post of certain classified material, has not met the "heavy burden of showing justification for the enforcement of such a [prior] restraint."
No. 1873, 44 F.2d 544, reversed and remanded; No. 1885, ___ U.S.App.D.C. ___, 446 F.2d 1327, affirmed. clubjuris