What did the Supreme Court rule in the case Near v. Minnesota?

Question

What did the Supreme Court rule in the case Near v. Minnesota?

A. That public figures could not sue for emotional distress if they were subjected to satire

B. That the U.S. government could not use general claims of national security to prevent a newspaper from publishing

C. That a state could not punish a newspaper by forcing it to stop publication

D. That separate-but-equal education was unconstitutional

Answer 1

C-- that you cannot use prior censorship, or banning the    

      publicaton of a document from being published before it

      is published. B is the answer to the US vs The New York  

     Times ,this covered the Pentagon papers and the

      government's attempt to stop the newspapers from

      publishing them. The court ruled that the Government

      must prove National Security, not just claim National

      Security is involved.

       Hope that helps.

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