Herda, D. J.,

Fighting censorship : New York Times v. United States / D.J. Herda. - 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), map, portraits. - Gale virtual reference library US Supreme Court landmark cases . - US Supreme Court landmark cases. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. The Vietnam war -- ch. 2. The Pentagon papers -- ch. 3. A case for the government -- ch. 4. The New York Times responds -- ch. 5. Before the Supreme Court -- ch. 6. A quick decision -- ch. 7. A free press -- ch. 8. A far-reaching concept -- ch. 9. Freedom of the press in the new millennium.

This title gives a balanced report of what went on when the New York Times published articles about the then-unknown Vietnam War and how the case made it to the Supreme Court. It also gives lots of detail on the differing opinions and what the ultimate decision was. Also included are questions to consider, primary source documents, and a chronology of the case.

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United States--Trials, litigation, etc.
New York Times Company--Trials, litigation, etc.


Censorship--United States.
Freedom of the press--United States.
Pentagon Papers--Juvenile literature.
Security classification (Government documents)--Juvenile literature.--United States

KF228.N52 / H465 2017

342.7308/53

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