Cohen v. California

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:argued_on Cohen's jacket was a form of expression
gptkbp:case_analysis Used in law schools as a case study
Still relevant in contemporary discussions on free speech.
Analyzed the limits of state power
gptkbp:case_number 70-40
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II
5-4 ruling
Expanded definition of free speech
Reinforced the importance of individual rights
gptkbp:case_significance Landmark case in free speech law
gptkbp:case_types Constitutional law case
gptkbp:community_impact Promoted discussions on civil liberties
gptkbp:consequences Influenced future free speech cases
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced counterculture movements
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 7, 1971
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:economic_policy Influenced public policy on free expression
gptkbp:historical_context Vietnam War protests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cohen v. California
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Paul_Cohen
gptkb:State_of_California
gptkbp:is_cited_in 403 U. S. 15
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
Constitutionality of state law
gptkbp:legal_framework Judicial activism
Set a standard for future free speech cases
gptkbp:legal_issue First Amendment rights
gptkbp:legal_outcome Affirmed right to wear offensive clothing
gptkbp:legal_principle Freedom of expression
gptkbp:legal_representation Cohen was represented by attorney Martin Garbus
gptkbp:legislation Influenced state laws on free speech
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:outcome Reversed conviction
gptkbp:precedent Protection of offensive speech
Set precedent for future cases involving free speech
gptkbp:public_perception Affirmed free speech protections
gptkbp:public_reaction Controversial
gptkbp:related_amendments gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Texas_v._Johnson
gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Discussed in legal journals
gptkbp:significance Symbolic speech
gptkbp:year gptkb:1971
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Justice_Clark
gptkb:Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell
gptkb:Electronic_Frontier_Foundation
gptkb:The_Electronic_Frontier_Foundation
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II
gptkb:EFF
gptkb:Terminiello_v._Chicago
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5