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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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1950-12-04
1950-12-05
1950-12-07
1950-12-08
1950-12-06
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gptkbp:citation
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341 U.S. 494
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gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
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gptkb:Felix_Frankfurter
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gptkbp:courtMembership
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gptkb:Vinson_Court
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gptkbp:date
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1951-06-04
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:decision
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majority
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Eugene_Dennis
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Hugo_Black
gptkb:William_O._Douglas
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gptkbp:fullName
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United States v. Dennis, 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
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gptkbp:heldBy
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The Smith Act's restrictions on speech were not unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Smith_Act
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Fred_M._Vinson
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:plotSummary
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Upheld convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act for conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the government.
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Yates_v._United_States
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Communist_Party_USA
gptkb:Red_Scare
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gptkbp:votingSystem
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6-2
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Learned_Hand
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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United States v. Dennis
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