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Constitutional Law

Oct. 24, 2002

Back On the Front Line

SAN FRANCISCO - On June 30, 1971 - the day the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that newspapers could continue publishing the top secret Pentagon Papers - President Nixon demanded the scalp of whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - On June 30, 1971 - the day the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that newspapers could continue publishing the top secret Pentagon Papers - President Nixon demanded the scalp of whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg.
        "Let's get the son of a bitch i...

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