The Pentagon Papers did not give carte blanche to publishers, and they could still be brought up on charges under the Espionage Act. > Times v. United States i

The Pentagon Papers did not give carte blanche to publishers, and they could still be brought up on charges under the Espionage Act. > Times v. United States is generally considered a victory for an extensive reading of the First Amendment, but as the Supreme Court ruled on whether the government had made a successful case for prior restraint, its decision did not void the Espionage Act or give the press unlimited freedom to publish classified documents. A majority of the justices ruled that the government could still prosecute the Times and the Post for violating the Espionage Act by publishing the documents. Ellsberg and Russo were not acquitted of violating the Espionage Act; they were freed due to a mistrial from irregularities in the government's case. (from your wiki link) There needs to be a more defined separation between what we might think we want to be the legal line and what the line actually is.