Leveled Readings / New York Times Co. v. United States
New York Times Co. v. United States
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971), quoting an earlier case
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“Any system of prior restraints of expression comes to this Court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity.”
Adapted · about grade 4
The Court strongly doubts any plan to stop something from being printed before it comes out.
Adapted · about grade 7
Any attempt to block expression before it is published starts out with a strong presumption that it is unconstitutional.
Adapted · about grade 10
Any system of prior restraint on expression comes to the Court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity.
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