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Quotation from Near v. Minnesota by Supreme Court of the United States
“It gives to freedom of the press a meaning and a scope not heretofore recognized, and construes "liberty" in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to put upon the States a federal restriction that is without precedent.”
Near v. Minnesota, Dissent of Justice Butler (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Butler, for four dissenters, objects that the majority extends press freedom against the states beyond any earlier holding.
Citation: "It gives to freedom of the press a meaning and a scope not heretofore recognized, and construes "liberty" in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to put upon the States a federal restriction that is without precedent." — Supreme Court of the United States, Near v. Minnesota, Dissent of Justice Butler (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id near-v-minnesota-q5)
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