The Pentagon Papers led to the most important #pressfreedom decision in the U.S. Supreme Court in the 20th century, which has provided broad protections to newspapers from government censorship ever since.
Read Justice Black’s stirring words: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/403/713/
The Pentagon Papers case is an important reminder that journalists publish official secrets all the time.
As overclassification continues to grow out-of-control, protecting that right has never been more important.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/us/washington-pentagon-papers-max-frankel.html