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| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1963 - 598 Seiten
...form of governing was at the heart of Mr. Justice Black's reminder in the Pentagon Papers case that "[t]he press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people." 403 US, at 717 (concurring opinion). Similarly, Senator Sam Ervin has observed: "When the people do... | |
| 1992 - 576 Seiten
...reminded us that "the Government's power to censor the press was abolished [by the First Amendment] so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government." Writing in the midst of the war in Vietnam, Black wrote that "paramount among the responsibilities... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 3 - 1972 - 294 Seiten
...fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was abolished...the Government. The press was protected so that it couhl bare the secrets of govern-tnent and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1972 - 300 Seiten
...fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was abolished...censure the Government. The press was protected so Hiat it could hare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press... | |
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