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Whitney v. California

274 U.S. 357, 47 S. Ct. 641, 71 L. Ed. 1095 (1927)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1927

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A State may, consistent with the First Amendment, punish advocacy that tends to incite crime, disturb the public peace, or threaten the overthrow of organised government; but free political speech is essential to democracy and may be restrained only where the danger of serious evil is imminent (Brandeis, J., concurring).

Area of Law

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