New York Times Company v. Department of Defense

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) THE NEW YORK TIMES ) COMPANY, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 25-04218 (PLF) ) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) OPINION Proposed by Congress in 1789, and ratified in 1791, the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the…