New York Times Co. v. United States · ¶16

It should be noted at the outset that the First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” That leaves, in my view, no room for governmental restraint on the press.

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U. S. Reports, volume 403, at 713 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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