New York Times Co. v. United States

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United States Supreme Court case landmark First Amendment case prior restraint case

New York Times Co. v. United States is a 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the press’s right to publish the Pentagon Papers, sharply limiting the government’s power to impose prior restraint on the media.

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Label	Occurrences
New York Times Co. v. United States canonical	16
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan	1
Pentagon Papers case	1
U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. United States (context of Pentagon Papers)	1
United States v. Washington Post Co.	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York Times Co. v. United States
Context triple: [First Amendment to the United States Constitution, hasLandmarkCase, New York Times Co. v. United States]

A. Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
B. Schenck v. United States
Schenck v. United States is a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the “clear and present danger” test, allowing the government to restrict speech during wartime.
C. United States v. Nixon
United States v. Nixon was a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited presidential privilege and compelled President Richard Nixon to release the Watergate tapes, reinforcing the principle that not even the president is above the law.
D. Gitlow v. New York
Gitlow v. New York is a 1925 U.S. Supreme Court case that marked a major step in applying First Amendment free speech protections to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
E. Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York Times Co. v. United States
Target entity description: New York Times Co. v. United States is a 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the press’s right to publish the Pentagon Papers, sharply limiting the government’s power to impose prior restraint on the media.

A. Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
B. Schenck v. United States
Schenck v. United States is a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the “clear and present danger” test, allowing the government to restrict speech during wartime.
C. United States v. Nixon
United States v. Nixon was a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited presidential privilege and compelled President Richard Nixon to release the Watergate tapes, reinforcing the principle that not even the president is above the law.
D. Gitlow v. New York
Gitlow v. New York is a 1925 U.S. Supreme Court case that marked a major step in applying First Amendment free speech protections to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
E. Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark First Amendment case ⓘ prior restraint case ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Pentagon Papers case ⓘ linked to: New York Times Co. v. United States
areaOfLaw	First Amendment law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ national security law ⓘ
chiefJusticeAtTime	Warren E. Burger ⓘ
citation	29 L. Ed. 2d 822 ⓘ 403 U.S. 713 ⓘ 91 S. Ct. 2140 ⓘ
concurringOpinionBy	Byron R. White ⓘ Hugo L. Black ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple	heavy presumption against the constitutional validity of prior restraints ⓘ
constitutionalProvision	First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate	1971-06-30 ⓘ
decisionType	per curiam opinion ⓘ
dissentingJustice	Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John M. Harlan II ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ
dissentingOpinionBy	Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John M. Harlan II ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ
dissentingVote	3 ⓘ
docketNumber	1873 ⓘ 1885 ⓘ
documentAtIssue	Pentagon Papers ⓘ
historicalSignificance	Limited the federal government’s ability to use national security as a justification for prior restraint. ⓘ Strengthened protections for press freedom in the United States. ⓘ
holding	The First Amendment severely limits the government’s power to enjoin publication of news by the press. ⓘ linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution The government did not meet the heavy burden required to justify a prior restraint on publication. ⓘ
justiceInMajority	Byron R. White ⓘ Hugo L. Black ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ
legalIssue	freedom of the press vs. national security ⓘ prior restraint ⓘ
majorityVote	6 ⓘ
opinionAuthor	per curiam (unsigned) ⓘ
PentagonPapersDescription	A classified Department of Defense study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. ⓘ
petitioner	New York Times Company ⓘ linked to: The New York Times Company
relatedCase	United States v. Washington Post Co. ⓘ
relatedParty	The Washington Post Company ⓘ
respondent	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
result	Injunctions against the New York Times and Washington Post were vacated. ⓘ
subjectMatter	publication of the Pentagon Papers ⓘ
term	1970 Term ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Amendment to the United States Constitution → hasLandmarkCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

Espionage Act of 1917 → usedInCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

William J. Brennan Jr. → notableWork → New York Times Co. v. Sullivan ⓘ

linked to: New York Times Co. v. United States

Pentagon Papers → legalCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

Pentagon Papers → legalCase → United States v. Washington Post Co. ⓘ

linked to: New York Times Co. v. United States

New York Times Co. v. United States → alsoKnownAs → Pentagon Papers case ⓘ

linked to: New York Times Co. v. United States

United States v. Daniel Ellsberg → relatedCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court → hasNotableCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense → relatedCourtCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense → usedIn → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

Near v. Minnesota → relatedCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

United States v. Washington Post Co. → relatedCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

United States v. Washington Post Co. → consolidatedWith → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

Warren Burger Court → notableCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

Burger Court → notableCase → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

United States Supreme Court cases → hasPart → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

First Amendment free press theory (United States) → relatedToCaseLaw → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

Pentagon Papers litigation → hasPart → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

Pentagon Papers litigation → culminatedIn → New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ

Personal History → associatedWith → U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. United States (context of Pentagon Papers) ⓘ

linked to: New York Times Co. v. United States

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