Minnesota ex rel. Floyd B. Olson
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Minnesota ex rel. Floyd B. Olson was the state’s legal action, brought in the name of Minnesota by its then–Hennepin County Attorney (later governor) Floyd B. Olson, to enforce a public nuisance law against the publishers in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Near v. Minnesota.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal action
ⓘ
party in Near v. Minnesota ⓘ state court proceeding ⓘ |
| broughtBy | State of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseNameContext | Near v. Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | First Amendment freedom of the press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtOfOrigin | Minnesota state court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central to landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting prior restraints on the press ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Minnesota public nuisance law ⓘ |
| legalIssue | constitutionality of prior restraint under a public nuisance statute ⓘ |
| legalTheory | public nuisance ⓘ |
| opposedParty |
Howard A. Guilford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jay M. Near NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyType | ex rel. action ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | state action reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Near v. Minnesota ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Near v. Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697 (1931) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relator | Floyd B. Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatorLaterOffice | Governor of Minnesota ⓘ |
| relatorOffice | Hennepin County Attorney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInNearV.Minnesota | appellee in the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| seeksTo | enforce public nuisance law against publishers ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | press publications alleged to be scandalous and defamatory ⓘ |
| target | publishers of The Saturday Press ⓘ |
| targetRole | publishers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
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