Charles Evans Hughes, (Near v. Minnesota, 1931).
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It is no longer open to doubt that the liberty of the press, and of speech, is within the liberty safeguarded by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from invasion by state action. It was found impossible to conclude that this essential personal liberty of the citizen was left unprotected by the general guaranty of fundamental rights of person and property.

— Charles Evans Hughes on Freedom of the press

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is no longer open to doubt that the liberty of the press, and of speech, is within the liberty safeguarded by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from invasion by state action. It was found impossible to conclude that this essential personal liberty of the citizen was left unprotected by the general guaranty of fundamental rights of person and property." in the context of "Charles Evans Hughes, (Near v. Minnesota, 1931)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Charles Evans Hughes

About Charles Evans Hughes

Charles Evans Hughes (11 April 1862 – 27 August 1948) was a Republican politician and jurist who served as Governor of New York, United States Secretary of State, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States.