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The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.

If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the people against the oppressions of the government; for there are no oppressions which the government may not authorize by law.

An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty.

The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart.

Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.

Finally, is not liberty the restricting of the law only to its rational sphere of organizing the right of the individual to lawful self-defense; of punishing injustice?

Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it is better to let a guilty person go free than to convict someone without evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people.