Incidents: secrets and espionage laws, stage: silence
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
3 incidents match this view.
Country: United States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180
Continent: North America
Tactic: Secrets and espionage laws (3) Shutdowns and blocking (2) Prior restraint (1)
Stage: Silence (3)
Outcome: Upheld by a court (2) Reversed (1)
Level: National (3)
Head of government: Richard Nixon Woodrow Wilson
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 1971 | United States government seeks an injunction to stop The New York Times publishing the Pentagon Papers | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Prior restraint | Richard Nixon | Reversed (June 30, 1971) |
| July 1917 | United States postmaster bars the magazine The Masses from the mail under the Espionage Act | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Woodrow Wilson | Upheld by a court (November 1, 1917) |
| 1917 | United States Postmaster General Burleson strips the Milwaukee Leader of its mailing rate | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Woodrow Wilson | Upheld by a court (March 7, 1921) |
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