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Near v. Minnesota (1931)

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003367

A landmark United States Supreme Court case that established the principle that prior restraint on publication is generally unconstitutional. The Court ruled that a state law allowing the suppression of malicious, scandalous, and defamatory newspapers was an infringement on freedom of the press. This decision affirmed that the government cannot censor or prohibit a publication in advance, except in very limited circumstances.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003367
FieldLaw
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/near-v-minnesota-1931/"
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