Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:application |
intermediate scrutiny
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
upheld conviction
influenced future free speech cases influenced future rulings on symbolic speech |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
constitutional law
67-1733 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
391 U.S. 367
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
burning draft card
|
| gptkbp:court |
affirmed lower court ruling
5-4 decision constitutional regulation of conduct |
| gptkbp:criticism |
protection of symbolic speech
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 4, 1968 |
| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
gptkb:David_O'Brien
|
| gptkbp:governmentType |
maintaining draft system
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1960s counterculture
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. O'Brien
|
| gptkbp:impact |
First_Amendment_jurisprudence
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas gptkb:Justice_Byron_White constitutional review affirmed lower court's decision upheld government regulation balancing test government interest in draft shaped free speech doctrine majority_opinion_authored_by_Fortas |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Vietnam_War_protests
content-neutral regulation government can regulate conduct that is not speech constitutional validity freedom of speech vs. government regulation regulation of conduct vs. speech upheld law against destruction of draft cards First_Amendment_rights First_Amendment_protections O'Brien_test |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
freedom of expression
landmark case important for free speech law involved draft card burning symbolic conduct in protests First_Amendment_limitations |
| gptkbp:outcome |
upheld the law
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Abe_Fortas
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
symbolic speech
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Texas_v._Johnson
gptkb:United_States_v._Eichman |
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
gptkb:United_States
|