Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Used as a case study in constitutional law courses
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| gptkbp:case_number |
No. 70-40
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Strengthened First Amendment protections
Cohen's actions were deemed protected speech Majority ruled that the state could not punish Cohen for his jacket |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:context |
Cohen wore a jacket with a provocative message
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Reflected societal attitudes towards dissent
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 2, 1971 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
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| gptkbp:economic_policy |
Influenced public policy on expression rights
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Vietnam War era protests
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Considered a landmark case in American legal history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cohen v. United States
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future free speech cases
Influenced legislation on free expression |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
402 U. S. 620
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| gptkbp:judged_by |
Reversed lower court's decision
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review
Court emphasized the importance of context in free speech cases |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Part of the broader legal framework of First Amendment jurisprudence
Reinforced the principle of free expression in public spaces Impact on future Supreme Court decisions regarding free speech. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
First Amendment rights
Debate over the limits of free speech |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Cohen's conviction was overturned
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Symbolic speech protected under the First Amendment
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Cohen was represented by attorney Mark A. Zaid
Examined the balance between free speech and public order |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Obscenity and free speech
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Court ruled in favor of Cohen
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Cohen_v._California
Cited in numerous free speech cases Set precedent for future cases involving expressive conduct |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
gptkb:David_Cohen
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Case sparked public debate on free speech
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
Referenced in later free speech rulings |
| gptkbp:responds_to |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Widely studied in law schools
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| gptkbp:significance |
Established precedent for free speech
Clarified limits of obscenity laws |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hoffman_v._United_States
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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