Re: Ketanji Jackson Worried That the 1st Amendment is Hamstringing Government Censorship

On 3/21/2024 11:05 AM, FPP wrote:

On 3/20/24 2:50 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

In article <utevar$1iacj$1@dont-email.me>, FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com>
wrote:

Or try publishing National Defense secrets...

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No, Effa, we already resolved that one and, as usual, your point of view
loses:
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New York Times v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
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RULING: The New York Times' publishing of the national security
information found in the Pentagon Papers is protected speech under the
1st Amendment, even during time of war.
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Once again reinforcing that there is no 'emergency exception' to the
requirements and restrictions the Constitution places on the government.
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(This is one of those landmark cases that you should have learned about
in grade school, Effa. Certainly something a self-proclaimed amateur
historian should-- but apparently doesn't-- know.)
 

And the press is a protected institution. You're not the press.

 
A key difference being that the press is assumed to be a responsible
source of information and not a bullhorn.