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