United States v. O'Brien

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate 1968-03-31
gptkbp:citation 391 U.S. 367
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1968-05-27
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Abe_Fortas
gptkbp:docketNumber 232
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:United_States_v._David_Paul_O'Brien
gptkbp:heldBy A government regulation is sufficiently justified if it is within the constitutional power of the government; if it furthers an important or substantial governmental interest; if the governmental interest is unrelated to the suppression of free expression; and if the incidental restriction on alleged First Amendment freedoms is no greater than is essential to the furtherance of that interest.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. O'Brien
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Hugo_Black
gptkb:Byron_White
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Earl_Warren
gptkb:Potter_Stewart
gptkb:John_Marshall_Harlan_II
gptkbp:predecessor symbolic speech cases
gptkbp:principle gptkb:O'Brien_test
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:O'Brien_test
gptkbp:result O'Brien's conviction for burning his draft card was upheld
gptkbp:subject gptkb:First_Amendment
freedom of speech
draft card burning
symbolic speech
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_O._Douglas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4