Claim 132

The Supreme Court's per curiam opinion said any system of restraints on publication ordered in advance came to the Court bearing a heavy presumption against being constitutional.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Supreme Court's per curiam opinion said any system of restraints on publication ordered in advance came to the Court bearing a heavy presumption against being constitutional.
Field: action
Value: Heavy presumption against prior restraint
About: incident 1971-us-pentagon-papers-injunction
Source: New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
Publisher: Justia US Supreme Court Center
Method: court record
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1971-06-30

Quotation from the source

Any system of prior restraints of expression comes to this Court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity.