A more thorough explanation:

Near v. Minnesota (1931) is a famous case that went to the Supreme Court of the United States. It was about the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot stop a newspaper from publishing something before it is printed. This is called "prior restraint," and it is against the First Amendment.

In this case, a man named Near published a newspaper called "The Saturday Press" in Minnesota. A public official sued him under a state law that said he was creating a "public nuisance" by publishing a newspaper that was mean and untrue. The state court agreed and said Near had to stop publishing his newspaper. Near appealed to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court said that the state law was unconstitutional because it violated the First Amendment. The First Amendment says that the government cannot stop people from speaking or publishing something, even if it is mean or untrue. The Supreme Court said that the state law could be used to censor all newspapers, not just ones that were mean or untrue. The government cannot censor newspapers before they are printed, but they can punish them after they are printed if they break the law.

For example, during wartime, the government can stop newspapers from publishing information that could help the enemy. But in general, the government cannot stop newspapers from publishing something just because they don't like it.

Near v. Minnesota was an important case because it helped protect freedom of the press. It means that newspapers can publish what they want without fear of being censored by the government.