▁Court ▁on ▁appeal . ▁ ▁First ▁Minnesota ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decision ▁The ▁State ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁wrote ▁that ▁a ▁sc and alous ▁publication ▁" anno ys , ▁inj ures ▁and ▁end angers ▁the ▁comfort ▁and ▁rep ose ▁of ▁a ▁considerable ▁number ▁of ▁persons ," ▁and ▁so ▁constit uted ▁a ▁n uis ance ▁just ▁as ▁surely ▁as ▁" p laces ▁where ▁into xic ating ▁liqu or ▁is ▁il leg ally ▁sold ," ▁" h ouses ▁of ▁prost itution ," ▁" d ogs ," ▁" mal icious ▁f ences " ▁" it iner ant ▁car n iv als ," ▁" lot ter ies ," ▁and ▁" no x ious ▁we eds ." ▁The ▁court ▁considered ▁that ▁a ▁newspaper ▁may ▁also ▁end anger ▁safety , ▁because ▁" sc and alous ▁material " ▁t ended ▁to ▁disturb ▁the ▁peace ▁and ▁prov oke ▁assault s . ▁The ▁court ▁c ited ▁previous ▁Minnesota ▁dec isions ▁that ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁en join ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁" details ▁of ▁execution ▁of ▁crim inals " ▁and ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁" th ings ▁inj ur ious ▁to ▁society ." ▁Rest rict ing ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁a ▁newspaper ▁based ▁on ▁its ▁harm ful ▁content ▁accordingly ▁fell ▁within ▁the ▁legit imate ▁power ▁of ▁" the ▁people ▁speaking ▁through ▁their ▁represent atives " ▁to ▁preserve ▁" public ▁mor als " ▁and ▁the ▁" public ▁w elf are ." ▁The ▁court ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁give ▁heavy ▁de ference ▁to ▁such ▁dec isions , ▁because ▁" it ▁is ▁the ▁pr er og