Nixon+to+Carter

[|Pentagon Papers] From //New York CO v. the United States (1971)// Justice Black and Douglas: I adhere to the view that the Government's case against the //Washington Post// should have been dismissed and that the injunction against the //New York Times// should have been vacated without oral argument when the cases were first presented to this Court. I believe that every moment's continuance of the injunctions against these newspapers amounts to a flagrant, indefensible, and continuing violation of the First Amendment. media type="custom" key="3793689" media type="custom" key="3793701"

what is libel what is slander?

How important is a free press in a democracy? What do you think the relationship is between the press and authority figures? Think about Watergate and the Washington Post, also the reading we did in class. Should there be any restrictions on what newspapers can print? Should newspapers be able to report without revealing their sources? Why or why not? Is this important?
 * Journal Topic** both classes