Mayor Scott, we’re here for the governed, not the government

In a landmark Supreme Court ruling, New York Times Co. vs United States in 1971, the nation’s highest court defended the freedom of the press and enabled New York’s premier newspaper and The Washington Post to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers without punishment. Former President Richard Nixon tried to wield executive authority and prevent their reports, acting like a mad king who wanted to silence his mounting critics in newspapers that held him accountable.