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question 72

Essay

Read the following story: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/navy-seals-killed-bin-laden-feared-risk/story?id=13605817 . Now, assume a media outlet acquired the names of the Navy Seals who were involved in the Abbottabad raid. Make an argument either 1) that a prior restraint is justified to preclude the release of the names or 2) that it is not justifiable. Support your answer with the First Amendment law of prior restraints. Subsequently, the point man on the team wrote a book about their mission, No Easy Day . http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/navy-seal-shot-osama-bin-laden-sight/story?id=17200191 . Why couldn't the government stop publication of the book?

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