Situation: Jay near published a scandal sheet in Minneapolis charging local officials of being involved with gangsters and the mob.

Near: Was exercising his right to free speech, and obviously was looking for new more reliable local officials.

Minnesota: The law provided that any person "engaged in the business" of regularly publishing or circulating an "obscene, lewd, and lascivious" or a "malicious, scandalous and defamatory" newspaper or periodical was guilty of a nuisance, and could be enjoined (stopped) from further committing or maintaining the nuisance. ---(Oyez.com)

Supreme Court Decision: The court ruled that authorizing the injunction was unconstitutional, since the state of Minnesota had expressed prior restraint, Near was not protected under the first amendment. However, they did add that the state does not have the power to censor or prevent anyone's specific voice from being published.

New York Times vs. United States

Situation: The U.S. government......

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