In New York Times v. United States (1971), the Supreme Court _____ a lower court injunction prohibiting newspapers from publishing _____.

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In New York Times v. United States (1971), the Supreme Court struck down a lower court injunction prohibiting newspapers from publishing the Pentagon Papers, which were classified documents about the government's involvement in the Vietnam War. The court ruled that the government failed to meet the heavy burden of proving that publication would cause "direct, immediate, and irreparable" harm to national security, and that prior restraint on publication was unconstitutional.

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