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Free Press and the H-Bomb Article Controversy : U.S. v. the Progressive, Inc.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freedom of the press.
- Judge-made law.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (5 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Discusses the Justice Department's effort to restrain publication of an article containing detailed discussions of hydrogen bomb technology, in light of Government claims that the author had put unclassified information together in a manner that violated the Atomic Energy Act and threatened national security. Focuses on freedom of the press and exceptions to the doctrine of prior restraint.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Free Press and the H-Bomb Article Controversy
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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