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They wanted to keep the support of the people,but the newspaper publishing negative things about the war divided the country sot they tried to censor it.

The government tried to prevent the New York Times from publishing articles on the Vietnam War as the articles threatened national security.

Further Explanations:

The conflict happened when “Times of New York”circulated its Sunday Edition of June 1971 against a District Court Magistrate claiming about the irreparable damage to the defense importance of the United States. The publication annoyed President Nixon and compelled him to pass a censorship on the agency. Daniel Ells berg was convicted of leaking the classified evidence about Vietnam War to media. The Pentagon Paper filed a filed litigation against the federal government. The government also argued with the publication on the part of threatening the national security of the nation.  

 

Unfortunately, the Supreme Court gave the ruling against the government. The decision allowed the “New York Times” to publish its journal that assured the Pentagon Paper against the threat of being censored. The ruling also indicated that government restrictions are always unconstitutional and acts to repress media on such occasions.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High school

Subject: US History  

Chapter: New York Times versus United States

Keywords:

New York Times, United States, American, censorship, New York Times, Pentagon Paper, Sunday, Edition, District Court Judge, Attorney General, Vietnam War,Supreme Court,