The Supreme Court first clearly held that prior censorship of the news media by government is usually unconstitutional in:

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The case Near v. Minnesota (1931) established the principle that prior restraint (censorship) of the press by the government is unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The case involved a state law that prohibited the publication of "malicious, scandalous and defamatory" material. The Supreme Court held that this law violated the freedom of the press protected by the First Amendment, and that only in exceptional circumstances could the government justify prior restraint. The other cases listed did not deal specifically with prior censorship of the news media.

The Supreme Court First Clearly Held That Prior Censorship of the News