When the Nixon administration went to court in 1971 to block the New York Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers, which of the following powers was it abusing?

A.  Constitutional rights of the press
B.  Threat to national security
C.  Judicial branch’s power to issue a gag order
D.  Principle of clear and present danger
E.  Principle of free exercise

Answer: A

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