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Balancing National Security and Press Freedom in Wartime

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During the Pentagon Papers case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent the New York Times from publishing classified information about the Vietnam War, establishing that prior restraint requires an 'overwhelming' justification—yet it did so by a narrow 6-3 vote, showing the deep division on this issue.

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When a nation goes to war, its reporters become both heroes and security threats. In a time of danger, how much truth can democracy afford?