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Quotation from Near v. Minnesota by Supreme Court of the United States
“This is of the essence of censorship.”
Near v. Minnesota, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Hughes sums up the effect of a law under which a suppressed publisher may resume only by satisfying a judge of his matter's truth and motives.
Citation: "This is of the essence of censorship." — Supreme Court of the United States, Near v. Minnesota, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id near-v-minnesota-q2)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
