Freedom of the press is a base principle in our society. However, this freedom was challenged by the government until 1931 when the case of Near v. Minnesota proved that prior restraint (censorship on expression before the expression actually takes place) is unconstitutional. The Saturday Press was created and run by an anti-Semitic man, Jay M. Near, […]
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Censorship is unconstitutional…except in the rarest of cases
Posted by: kerryburns | September 25, 2012 | No Comment |
under: Comm 455
Tags: freedom of the press, Jay M. Near, Kerry Burns, Near V. Minnesota, Saturday Press
Tags: freedom of the press, Jay M. Near, Kerry Burns, Near V. Minnesota, Saturday Press