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Quotation from Near v. Minnesota by Supreme Court of the United States
“No one would question but that a government might prevent actual obstruction to its recruiting service or the publication of the sailing dates of transports or the number and location of troops.”
Near v. Minnesota, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Hughes identifies the exceptional wartime cases in which prior restraint may be allowed.
Citation: "No one would question but that a government might prevent actual obstruction to its recruiting service or the publication of the sailing dates of transports or the number and location of troops." — 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-q3)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
