On Sunday, June 13, 1971, the "Times" published the first of nine excerpts from, and commentaries on, the 7,000 page collection. For 15 days, the "Times" was prevented from publishing its articles by court order requested by the Nixon administration. Meanwhile, while eluding an FBI manhunt for thirteen days, Ellsberg leaked the documents to "The Washington Post". On June 30, the US Supreme Court ordered free resumption of publication by the "Times" ("New York Times Co. v. United States"). Two days prior to the Supreme Court's decision, Ellsberg publicly admitted his role in releasing the Pentagon Papers to the press.