Question

Which Supreme Court case stated that the 1st amendment protects false or incorrect statements, as long as they are not malicious?

Answer 1

Near V. Minnesota (1931)

Minnesota had a law subjecting newspapers to official approval before publication. Publishers had to show “good motives and justifiable ends” for what they were about to print. If they could not, the paper could be censored in advance. Additionally, it was a crime to publish “obscene, lewd, and lascivious” or “malicious, scandalous and defamatory” materials.