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The government tried to stop the New York Times from publishing classified material by using a concept known as

the Espionage Act.
prior restraint.
symbolic speech.
clear and present danger.

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prior restraint.

(The government sought to enjoin publication of the Pentagon Papers — an attempt at prior restraint — in New York Times Co. v. United States.)