Prior restraints, under which a newspaper would be prevented from publishing
Near v. Minnesota
Near v. Minnesota
Near v. Minnesota
prior restraint
prior restraint
That a state could not punish
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes presided over the US Supreme Court and wrote the majority opinion for Near v. Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697 (1931).In Near, the Court rejected prior restraint of the press (prohibiting them in advance from publishing something) as a violation of First Amendment protection.
That a state could not punish a newspaper by forcing it to stop publication
That a state could not punish a newspaper by forcing it to stop publication
That a state could not punish a newspaper by forcing it to stop publication
The 1931 case Near v. Minnesota ruled that free speech cannot be forbidden by prior restraint by state governments. In so ruling, the Court applied the First Amendment's protection of press freedom to the actions of state governments through the doctrine of incorporation.
Near v. Minnesota