“In the Pentagon Papers case, the government asserted in the Supreme Court that the publication of the material was a threat to national security. It turned out it was not a threat to U.S. security. But even if it had been, that doesn't mean that it couldn't be published.”

American lawyer and law professor

Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer, law professor, and legal commentator known for his work in U.S. constitutional and criminal law. He taught at Harvard Law School from 1964 to 2013, and in 1993 he was appointed Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law. He is also a regular media contributor and political commentator, with a public profile shaped by legal analysis and debate.