Near v. Minnesota
E176645
Near v. Minnesota is a landmark 1931 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied First Amendment free press protections to the states and established a strong presumption against prior restraint by government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Near v. Minnesota canonical | 3 |
| Minnesota "gag law" | 1 |
| Near v. Minnesota ex rel. Olson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1538939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Near v. Minnesota Context triple: [Incorporation doctrine, keyCase, Near v. Minnesota]
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A.
Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded state sovereign immunity by holding that states are generally immune from private suits for damages in their own courts under federal law.
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B.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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C.
Milliken v. Bradley
Milliken v. Bradley is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of school desegregation remedies by ruling that courts could not impose cross-district busing plans absent proof of interdistrict segregation.
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D.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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E.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Near v. Minnesota Target entity description: Near v. Minnesota is a landmark 1931 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied First Amendment free press protections to the states and established a strong presumption against prior restraint by government.
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A.
Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded state sovereign immunity by holding that states are generally immune from private suits for damages in their own courts under federal law.
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B.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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C.
Milliken v. Bradley
Milliken v. Bradley is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of school desegregation remedies by ruling that courts could not impose cross-district busing plans absent proof of interdistrict segregation.
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D.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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E.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ freedom of the press case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| appliedDoctrine | incorporation doctrine ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
First Amendment law
constitutional law ⓘ media law ⓘ |
| arguedDate |
1930-01-30
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1930-01-31 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| citation | 283 U.S. 697 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1931-06-01 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
George Sutherland
ⓘ
James Clark McReynolds ⓘ Pierce Butler ⓘ Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| fullName |
Near v. Minnesota
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Near v. Minnesota ex rel. Olson
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| holding |
A Minnesota statute authorizing prior restraint of a newspaper as a public nuisance violates the First Amendment
ⓘ
First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
The First Amendment freedom of the press is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment
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| impact |
established key precedent for later press freedom cases
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limited government power to censor or enjoin publication in advance ⓘ |
| issue | constitutionality of a state public nuisance law used to enjoin publication of a newspaper ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Minnesota
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| legalPrinciple |
incorporation of First Amendment freedom of the press
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strong presumption against prior restraint ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| overruledLowerCourt |
Minnesota Supreme Court
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surface form:
Supreme Court of Minnesota
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| page | 697 ⓘ |
| party |
Jay M. Near
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Minnesota ⓘ
surface form:
State of Minnesota
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| petitioner | Jay M. Near ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Gitlow v. New York
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New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Minnesota ex rel. Floyd B. Olson ⓘ |
| stateLawInvolved |
Near v. Minnesota
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Minnesota "gag law"
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| subjectMatter |
freedom of the press
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prior restraint ⓘ |
| volume | 283 ⓘ |
| vote | 5–4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1931 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Near v. Minnesota Description of subject: Near v. Minnesota is a landmark 1931 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied First Amendment free press protections to the states and established a strong presumption against prior restraint by government.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Near v. Minnesota ex rel. Olson
this entity surface form:
Minnesota "gag law"