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NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. UNITED STATES, 403 U.S. 713

NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. UNITED STATES, 403 U.S. 713

403 U.S. 713 | 1971-06-30

U.S. Supreme Court

NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. UNITED STATES, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)

403 U.S. 713

NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. UNITED STATES 

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT 

No. 1873. 

Argued June 26, 1971 
Decided June 30, 1971 *   

[ Footnote * ] Together with No. 1885, United States v. Washington Post Co. et al., on certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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...