This right allows for the freedom to report news, share opinions however unpopular they may be, and the protection from governmental control. Cases such as Near v. Minnesota highlight how the freedom of press is an essential liberty that must be protected against censure. In this case the state government of Minnesota set guidelines of publications that prevented any slanderous or argumentative pieces from being published. This case highlights rights that are guaranteed by both the first amendment, with the freedom of the press, as well as the fourteenth amendment with due
This right allows for the freedom to report news, share opinions however unpopular they may be, and the protection from governmental control. Cases such as Near v. Minnesota highlight how the freedom of press is an essential liberty that must be protected against censure. In this case the state government of Minnesota set guidelines of publications that prevented any slanderous or argumentative pieces from being published. This case highlights rights that are guaranteed by both the first amendment, with the freedom of the press, as well as the fourteenth amendment with due