Near v. Minnesota

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Set precedent for future cases
gptkbp:caseTypes Constitutional law
No. 1
gptkbp:citedBy 283 U.S. 697
Subsequent_Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
Unanimous decision
October Term 1930
gptkbp:decidedBy 1931
gptkbp:discusses Legal textbooks
gptkbp:field Constitutional law
Media studies
Civil rights law
First_Amendment_law
gptkbp:filedIn gptkb:William_H._McCulloch
gptkb:Walter_Jones
gptkbp:firstClaim Media law
gptkbp:historicalContext Great Depression era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Landmark_case_in_U.S._legal_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Near v. Minnesota
gptkbp:impact Influenced future free speech cases
gptkbp:influenced Press freedom movements
Media regulation laws
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
Judicial review of state actions
In favor of Near
Influenced judicial attitudes towards free speech
gptkbp:lawEnforcement gptkb:Minnesota_Gag_Law
gptkbp:legalEvent Strengthened First Amendment protections
gptkbp:legalStatus Prior restraint
Declared unconstitutional
Strict scrutiny
Constitutional protections for press
Expanded press freedoms
First_Amendment_jurisprudence
Freedom_of_the_press
Invalidated_state_censorship_laws
gptkbp:notableFeature Analyzed in law schools
gptkbp:notableQuote “The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the security of freedom.”
gptkbp:outcome Struck_down_Minnesota_law
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Charles_Evans_Hughes
gptkbp:precedent Establishment of free press protections
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
Freedom of expression
Censorship
Public interest
Prior restraint doctrine
gptkbp:respondsTo State of Minnesota
gptkbp:signatories gptkb:Jay_Near
gptkbp:significance First_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:training Constitutional law courses