Word: brennans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Black, William O. Douglas and Thurgood Marshall-contended that there can be no exceptions to the First Amendment's press freedom; no matter what the potential impact on the nation, prior restraints on news cannot be imposed by Government. Another trio composed of Justices Potter Stewart, William J. Brennan Jr. and Byron R. White took a middle position, contending that the First Amendment is not absolute and a potential danger to national security may be so grave as to justify censorship. However, they agreed that this had not been demonstrated in the Times and Post cases...
...submitted," and gave no indication of when a decision would be handed down. It was expected early this week, however, and supporters of the Times and Post took heart from the narrow (5 to 4) decision to listen to oral arguments; the dissenting Justices (Douglas, Hugo Black, William Brennan, Thurgood Marshall) did not even think the Government's case was worth considering. If only one of the other five joins them-and Stewart is considered an active possibility-then the papers will have won their battle against prior restraint. But the victory would not allow the press to behave...
...vigorous 64-page dissent, Justice William Brennan argued that Harlan's view begged the crucial question: If the juries had no explicit standards on which to base their decisions, were the defendants given their guaranteed constitutional rights? Absolutely not, said Brennan. "Not once in the history of this Court, until today, have we sustained against a due process challenge such an unguided, unbridled, unreviewable exercise of naked power...
...born daughter Carolyn, 22, must now decide whether to move to the U.S. for five years. "The Supreme Court decision was a terrible disappointment to thousands of Americans living abroad," said Mrs. Michaux. "But we hope to win the second battle in Congress." If Congress balks, what Justice William Brennan Jr. called in his bitter dissent the "downgrading [of] citizens born outside the U.S." may become a permanent reality...
...court cited the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794: the New York Times vs. Sullivan libel case of 1964 which limited the definition of libel in cases involving public figures; and an articleon First Amendment rights by former Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. as precedents for its decision...