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question 56

Essay

Watch the following video (5 ½ minutes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msTCOqaeg5k . This video serves to flush out an important distinction in constitutional law. The government can prosecute persons who wrongfully acquire (steal) information. But whether or not it can stop the press from releasing that information is an entirely different matter because of the First Amendment. Do you think that if Bradley had turned the information over to the NY times (like Mr. Ellsberg did) instead of Wiki Leaks, that a federal district court would have issued an injunction to stop the NY Times from printing the information (a prior restraint)? In the Wiki Leaks incident tons of confidential information was released, whereas in the Pentagon Papers case, there fewer volumes of classified material. Should the quantity of information make a difference in the decision to issue an injunction? On the other hand, what about the editorial role of the NY Times in the Pentagon Papers case? In other words, is it more acceptable to just release it all rather than permitting the editor of the NY Times instead of the President to determine what should remain classified by selectively releasing information? And Mr. Bradley-hero or zero? Give your opinion.

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Definitions:

Superior Colliculi

The superior colliculi are structures located in the midbrain that are involved in the processing of visual and other sensory information, as well as coordinating eye movements.

Inferior Colliculi

Midbrain structures that are part of the auditory pathway, responsible for the processing of auditory information.

Tegmentum

A part of the brainstem that is involved in movement and arousal, containing the reticular formation and various nuclei.

Tectum

Roof of the midbrain.