Case Categories: Vietnam War

• Bond v. Floyd (1966)

  The Supreme Court held in Bond v. Floyd (1966) that legislators do not forfeit their constitutional rights to speak out on public issues. The Court reaffirmed...

• New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

  New York Times Co. v. United States (1971), also called the "Pentagon Papers" case, defended the First Amendment right of free press against prior restraint by...

• Watts v. United States (1969)

  In 1969, the Supreme Court determined that the First Amendment does not protect true threats but that a threat made against President Lyndon B. Johnson by an...