Commentary: Clamping down on freedom of the press

The clamp-down on the freedom of the press by the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government, begun in the wake of September 11

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pentagon Papers":

"… ional security and charging treason, managed to halt publication of the “Pentagon Papers” until the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 30, 1971, sided with the First Am …"

"… mong many journalists these days as well, but to finish the flashback, the Pentagon Papers episode obviously was just the beginning. Bradlee at the time did not know …"

"… fore the historic Supreme Court case, the whistleblower who had leaked the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, was indicted on federal charges of conspiracy, espionage …"

"… ether “we should go down the line to nail the guy [Ellsberg] cold.”The Pentagon Papers obsession spawned the White House Special Investigations Unit, the infamou …"