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Minnesota Rag: The Dramatic Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Case That Gave New Meaning to Freedom of the Press

Fred W. Friendly

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Description:In 1927 the publisher Jay M. Near - whose muck-raking newspaper The Saturday Press indulged his anti-Semitic, anti-black, anti-Catholic and anti-labor prejudices - was put out of business by a Minnesota gag law. This law allowed a single judge to bar publication of any newspaper found to be "malicious, scandalous or defamatory," set a dangerous precedent for prior restraint of publication, and curtailed freedom of the press. Near's case was eventually taken up by Colonel McCormick, the powerful publisher of the Chicago Tribune, who paid for the appeal to the Supreme Court. In 1931 Near v. Minnesota was decided 5 to 4 in Near's favor - a decision that bears directly on freedom of the press today."Ranging from the sleaze of the Minnesota underworld to the often bitchy byplay among members of the Supreme DcCourt, [Friendly] has done a marvelous job." - The Los Angeles Times Book ReviewWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Minnesota Rag: The Dramatic Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Case That Gave New Meaning to Freedom of the Press. To get started finding Minnesota Rag: The Dramatic Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Case That Gave New Meaning to Freedom of the Press, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 255

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Vintage Books

Release: 1982

ISBN: 0394712412

Description: In 1927 the publisher Jay M. Near - whose muck-raking newspaper The Saturday Press indulged his anti-Semitic, anti-black, anti-Catholic and anti-labor prejudices - was put out of business by a Minnesota gag law. This law allowed a single judge to bar publication of any newspaper found to be "malicious, scandalous or defamatory," set a dangerous precedent for prior restraint of publication, and curtailed freedom of the press. Near's case was eventually taken up by Colonel McCormick, the powerful publisher of the Chicago Tribune, who paid for the appeal to the Supreme Court. In 1931 Near v. Minnesota was decided 5 to 4 in Near's favor - a decision that bears directly on freedom of the press today."Ranging from the sleaze of the Minnesota underworld to the often bitchy byplay among members of the Supreme DcCourt, [Friendly] has done a marvelous job." - The Los Angeles Times Book ReviewWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Minnesota Rag: The Dramatic Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Case That Gave New Meaning to Freedom of the Press. To get started finding Minnesota Rag: The Dramatic Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Case That Gave New Meaning to Freedom of the Press, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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