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Near v. Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 30, 1930
Decided June 1, 1931
Full case name: J. M. Near v. Minnesota, ex rel. Floyd B. Olson, County Attorney, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Citations: 283 U.S. 697; 51 S. Ct. 625; 75 L. Ed. 1357; 1931 U.S. LEXIS 175; 1 Media L. Rep. 1001
Prior history: Temporary injunction granted, 11-27-27; defendants' demurrer denied in State ex rel. Olson v. Guilford, Hennepin County, Minnesota District Court; denial affirmed by MN Supreme Court, 219 N.W. 770 (Minn. 1928), remanded to District Court for judgement; judgment and injunction for plaintiffs, Hennepin County District Court; judgement and injunction affirmed by MN Supreme Court, 228 N.W. 326 (Minn. 1929)
Subsequent history: none
Holding
A Minnesota law allowing permanent injunctions to issue against newspapers containing "malicious, scandalous, or defamatory" content, violated Amendment I as applied to the States through Amendment XIV. Minnesota Supreme Court judgement reversed.
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