Dennis et al. v. United States

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate	1951-03-06 1950-12-04
gptkbp:citation	341 U.S. 494
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Felix_Frankfurter gptkb:Robert_H._Jackson
gptkbp:courtMembership	gptkb:Vinson_Court
gptkbp:date	1951-06-04
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Hugo_Black gptkb:William_O._Douglas gptkb:Frank_Murphy
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Dennis_et_al._v._United_States
gptkbp:heldBy	The Smith Act's restrictions on speech were not unconstitutional under the First Amendment when applied to the advocacy of overthrowing the government by force.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dennis et al. v. United States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Fred_M._Vinson
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:Eugene_Dennis other leaders of the Communist Party USA
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Yates_v._United_States gptkb:Brandenburg_v._Ohio
gptkbp:principle	gptkb:Clear_and_present_danger_test
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkbp:response	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:result	Convictions affirmed
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:First_Amendment freedom of speech advocacy of government overthrow
gptkbp:votingSystem	6-2
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dennis_v._United_States,_343_U.S._306_(1951)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7