In episode 82 of Supreme Court Briefs, after two so-called journalists in Minneapolis publish fake news about politicians, they get in trouble for breaking a Minnesota censorship law. But what the heck? What about the First Amendment?

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Here's an annotated script with footnotes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tFz92lRclnyxclYSg9u77bvkFubWIGJOLSTI2xGUHoQ/edit?usp=sharing

Check out cool primary sources here:
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/283us697

Sources/further reading:
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/hub/saturday-press
https://storage.googleapis.com/mnhs-org-support/mn_history_articles/46/v46i04p147-151.pdf?__hstc=98931905.2447d44571945687d4edb9f0e8680b34.1732213134311.1732213134311.1732216022262.2&__hssc=98931905.2.1732216022262&__hsfp=3623112015
https://www.mnopedia.org/event/near-v-minnesota
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/283/697/
https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/near-v-minnesota/
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/e-lessons/near-v-minnesota-1931
https://www.startribune.com/max-heerman-minnesota-s-gift-to-press-freedom/12514226

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