Word of the Day: abrogate
The New York Times••world
Key Points:
- The word "abrogate" appeared in four New York Times articles over the past year, including a January 9, 2025 article by Adam Liptak discussing a Supreme Court case involving TikTok and national security versus free speech.
- The 1971 Supreme Court ruling cited by Liptak rejected the use of national security to limit speech, specifically preventing the Nixon administration from stopping publication of the Pentagon Papers.
- Justice Hugo Black emphasized in his concurring opinion that national security is too vague a concept to justify abrogating the First Amendment rights to free speech.
- The article encourages readers to use the word "abrogate" correctly in a sentence as part of a daily word challenge, highlighting the importance of understanding its
