Sweezy v. New Hampshire

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Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Strengthened First Amendment rights
Sweezy's conviction overturned
gptkbp:caseTypes Constitutional law
gptkbp:citedBy 354 U.S. 234
gptkbp:court Reversed lower court's ruling
6 justices
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 17, 1957
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:McCarthyism
Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sweezy v. New Hampshire
gptkbp:impact Influenced future cases on free speech
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Paul_Sweezy
State of New Hampshire
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II
3 justices
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:A._Lawrence_Lowell
Academic freedom
Freedom of inquiry
First_Amendment_rights
First_Amendment_protections
gptkbp:notableFeature Influenced educational policies
Influenced free speech movements
Influenced public discourse on free speech
Influenced public policy on education
Influenced state laws on education
Influenced civil rights law
Influenced legal interpretations of academic rights
Influenced legal standards for freedom of speech in education
Influenced legal protections for academic discourse
Influenced academic hiring practices
Influenced academic policies
Influenced academic research freedom
Influenced debates on free expression
Influenced faculty rights
Influenced higher education law
Influenced legal challenges to academic censorship
Influenced legal challenges to academic policies
Influenced legal discourse on civil liberties
Influenced legal frameworks for academic inquiry
Influenced legal frameworks for free speech
Influenced legal protections for educators
Influenced legal standards for academic expression
Influenced legal standards for academic freedom
Influenced legal standards for public employees
Influenced student rights
Influenced university governance
Set a precedent for academic freedom
Influenced_Supreme_Court_jurisprudence
Influenced_legal_interpretations_of_the_First_Amendment
Influenced_legal_interpretations_of_the_First_Amendment_in_education
gptkbp:outcome Court_ruled_in_favor_of_Sweezy
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
gptkbp:precedent Academic_freedom_is_protected_under_the_First_Amendment
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Garcetti_v._Ceballos
Keyishian_v._Board_of_Regents
gptkbp:significance Protection of academic freedom