New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) [The Pentagon Papers Case]

An educated opinion from the members of the group: How many agree with the final decision and how many disagree?and why? What are the implications of this decision?

our group opinion is:

• Group Opinion
  • Agree with the courts
    • It would be an abuse of power
    • There is no reason this information should not be released to the public ? the government was drafting people into a war they knew they didn?t have a chance of winning
  • Disagree with the courts
    • The records were not gained legally
  • The newspaper did the right thing
    • Even though they did not obtain the information legally, they did not ask anyone to do anything illegal ? they were given illegal information, but did not anything illegal to get it
    • They published what the people had a right to know
  • The newspapers did the wrong thing
    • They did publish classified information knowingly

Just put these together and analyze the implications of the decision of this case. Write a presentation draft.