Legal battles ensued from "summary" of The Pentagon Papers by George Herring
The release of the Pentagon Papers set off a chain of events that would eventually lead to legal battles. The government was determined to stop the publication of the classified documents, citing national security concerns. They sought injunctions against the New York Times and the Washington Post to prevent them from continuing to publish the Papers. The case quickly made its way through the courts, with both sides presenting their arguments. The newspapers argued that the public had a right to know the truth about the Vietnam War, while the government maintained that the release of the Papers posed a threat to national security. The legal battles ensued as the case went all the way to the Supreme Court. The justices were faced with a difficult decision - balancing the government's need to protect classified information with the public...
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