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Which statement best assesses how Supreme Court decisions have impacted freedom of the press?(1 point)
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Supreme Court decisions have determined that prior restraint is unconstitutional.
Supreme Court decisions have determined that prior restraint is unconstitutional.

Supreme Court decisions have failed to make consistent decisions regarding freedom of the press.
Supreme Court decisions have failed to make consistent decisions regarding freedom of the press.

Supreme Court decisions have consistently protected and expanded the freedom of the press.
Supreme Court decisions have consistently protected and expanded the freedom of the press.

Supreme Court decisions have consistently limited freedom of the press.
Supreme Court decisions have consistently limited freedom of the press.
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"Supreme Court decisions have determined that prior restraint is unconstitutional."

Reason: In Near v. Minnesota (1931) and reaffirmed in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971, the Pentagon Papers case), the Court held that government censorship before publication (prior restraint) is presumptively unconstitutional, though the Court has allowed limited regulations (e.g., for libel, obscenity, or certain narrow national-security situations).