New York Times Co. v. United States

The New York Times Co. received the "Pentagon Papers" from Daniel Ellsberg. Ellsberg stole the classified documents from the pentagon related to the Vietnam war and U.S. policy. The NY Times published and distributed the papers. The government ordered them to stop temporarily, moving the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court decided that The NY Times should be allowed to publish the papers because of the First Amendment of free speech. Even the period where the publication was delayed was a violation of the constitution. Unless the issue being debated could potentially bring people harm, the speech should not be held back. Furthermore, it was the government's responsibility to keep the information confidential.
I believe it was the right of the NY Times to publish the work, especially since there was no direct harm done to anyone. The Vietnam war still followed through. The censorship issue comes into part today with the website Wiki-leaks, which leaks confidential information from the government. It should be a right to let the information go to the public, as long as it does not deemed harmful to individuals.