Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Examined free speech in wartime
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| gptkbp:case_number |
1918
Involved distribution of leaflets Part of the broader context of WWI legislation |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Unanimous decision
Established precedent for future cases First Amendment not absolute Holmes' opinion on free speech Holmes' view on speech limitations Schenck's pamphlet distribution illegal Set limits on speech during wartime Schenck's actions deemed a threat to national security |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Influenced the interpretation of the First Amendment.
Foundation for free speech rights |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
|
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:Espionage_Act_of_1917
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 3, 1919 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Louis_Brandeis
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
World War I era
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Impact on civil liberties
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Schenck v. United States
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced free speech jurisprudence
Limitations on free speech during wartime |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Charles_Schenck
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
249 U. S. 47
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
Constitutionality of laws |
| gptkbp:judicial_significance |
Clarified limits of free speech
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
Civil liberties during war
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Influenced future Supreme Court decisions
First Amendment jurisprudence U. S. Supreme Court ruling |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
First Amendment rights
|
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Conviction for conspiracy to violate Espionage Act
Schenck's conviction affirmed |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
First Amendment limitations
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Balancing free speech and national security
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Espionage_Act
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| gptkbp:material |
Schenck's anti-draft pamphlets
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Conviction upheld
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent free speech cases
Clear and present danger test Foundation for future free speech cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Gitlow_v._New_York
gptkb:Abrams_v._United_States |
| gptkbp:significance |
Established the 'clear and present danger' test
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918
gptkb:Edward_Douglass_White gptkb:Brandenburg_v._Ohio gptkb:Espionage_Act_of_1917 gptkb:Robert_C._Schenck |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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