Press Flashcards
1
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Near v Minnesota
INCORPORATION CASE
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A Minnesota law that imposed permanent injunctions against the publication of newspapers with “malicious, scandalous, and defamatory” content violated the First Amendment, as applied to the states by the Fourteenth
2
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NY Times v U.S.
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To exercise prior restraint, the Government must show sufficient evidence that the publication would cause a “grave and irreparable” danger.
3
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New York Times v Sullivan
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The First Amendment, as applied through the Fourteenth, protected a newspaper from being sued for libel in state court for making false defamatory statements about the official conduct of a public official, because the statements were not made with knowing or reckless disregard for the truth.
