Near v. Minnesota (1931) established the principle that the:. i. news media could not publish obscene material.
ii. only under the most extraordinary circumstances could the government prevent the publication of newspapers and magazines.
iii. news articles that were not truthful received no First Amendment protection.
iv. the government could block publication of newspapers during a time of crisis such as the Cold War.

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

c. more people could read and interpret the bible for themselves

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