elf are ." ▁ ▁Only ▁Near ▁appe aled ▁from ▁this ▁decision ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁thanks ▁to ▁last - min ute ▁financial ▁help ▁from ▁Col . ▁Robert ▁R . ▁McC orm ick , ▁the ▁legend ary ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une . ▁This ▁time , ▁the ▁Court , ▁by ▁a ▁narrow ▁ 5 - 4 ▁margin ▁revers ed ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁and ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Public ▁N uis ance ▁Law ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁was ▁un const itution al . ▁The ▁revers al ▁was ▁based ▁largely ▁on ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁arguments . ▁A ▁quot ation ▁from ▁the ▁decision ▁written ▁by ▁Hugh es ▁is ▁eng ra ved ▁in ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁of ▁the ▁Trib une ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ' s ▁decision ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁held ▁that , ▁except ▁in ▁rare ▁cases , ▁c ensor ship ▁is ▁un const itution al . ▁The ▁Court ▁held : ▁For ▁these ▁reasons ▁we ▁hold ▁the ▁stat ute , ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁it ▁author ized ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁this ▁action ▁under ▁clause ▁( b ) ▁[ 7 2 3 ] ▁of ▁section ▁one , ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁in fr ing ement ▁of ▁the ▁liberty ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁guaranteed ▁by ▁the ▁Four teenth ▁Am end ment . ▁We ▁should ▁add ▁that ▁this ▁decision ▁rest s ▁upon ▁the ▁operation ▁and ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁stat ute , ▁without ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁question