United States v. New York Times Co.
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law case
First_Amendment_case |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
403 U.S. 713
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| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:Pentagon_Papers
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 30, 1971 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. New York Times Co.
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| gptkbp:impact |
Strengthened press freedom
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Anti-war protests |
| gptkbp:judges |
Judicial review of executive actions
Influenced_First_Amendment_jurisprudence Justice_Black_dissented Justice_Douglas_dissented |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
prior restraint
Set a precedent for future press cases Reaffirmed the principle of no prior restraint Government must meet a heavy burden to justify prior restraint Freedom_of_the_press The_New_York_Times_was_represented_by_attorney_Floyd_Abrams |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Encouraged investigative journalism
Served as a reference for legal scholars Influenced the relationship between government and media Highlighted the tension between security and freedom Contributed to the development of media law Reinforced the importance of a free press in society Influenced media law and policy Set a benchmark for press freedom cases Set a standard for government transparency Strengthened the role of the press in democracy Promoted public interest in government accountability Landmark_case_in_U.S._legal_history Influenced_future_Supreme_Court_decisions_on_press_freedom Encouraged_public_discourse_on_First_Amendment_rights |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
Justice Black: 'The press was to serve the governed, not the governors.'
Justice_Brennan:_'In_the_absence_of_governmental_restraint,_the_press_is_free_to_publish.' |
| gptkbp:outcome |
The_Court_ruled_in_favor_of_the_New_York_Times
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:New_York_Times_Company |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
Justice_Brennan_authored_the_majority_opinion
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Limits on government censorship
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Debate over national security vs. press freedom
Public_support_for_the_New_York_Times |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:Near_v._Minnesota gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan |
| gptkbp:significance |
First_Amendment_rights
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