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United States v. The Progressive - Significance, Government Wins Battle, Loses War, Further Readings

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Plaintiff

United States

Defendant

The Progressive, Inc.

Plaintiff's Claim

That The Progressive magazine should be prevented from publishing an article concerning how a hydrogen bomb works.

Chief Lawyers for Plaintiff

Thomas S. Martin, Frank M. Tuerkheimer

Chief Defense Lawyer

Earl Munson, Jr.

Judge

Robert W. Warren

Place

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date of Decision

26 March 1979

Decision

The Progressive was kept from publishing the article.

Related Cases

  • Trotman v. Board of Trustees of Lincoln University, 635 F.2d 216 (3rd Cir. 1980).
  • Pepsico, Inc. v. Redmond, 46 F.3d 29 (7th Cir. 1995).

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United States v. The Progressive - Further Readings

United States v. The Progressive - Significance

The court's injunction, constituting prior restraint on publication, was the first of its kind in American history. In 1909, Robert LaFollette, the famous Progressive leader from Wisconsin, founded a monthly news magazine in Madison, Wisconsin called The Progressive. The Progressive movement enjoyed some success as a third-party movement in American politics into the 1920s, and the magazine enjoye…

United States v. The Progressive - Government Wins Battle, Loses War

The magazine's attorney was Earl Munson, Jr., and the government was represented by Thomas S. Martin and Frank M. Tuerkheimer. On 9 March, the day after the suit was filed, Judge Robert W. Warren in Milwaukee, Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order against the magazine until a preliminary injunction hearing could be held on 16 March 1979. The hearing was delayed for 10 days, however, and t…

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