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

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Free Press and the H-Bomb Article Controversy

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-AML-0045

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license