Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Legal precedent for future cases
Influenced civil rights movements Conviction for criminal syndicalism upheld. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Criminal case
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Chief_Justice_William_Howard_Taft
Constitutional law case Upholds state law Affirmed by a 6-3 vote Shaped future legal standards |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 7, 1927 |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Analyzed in historical legal contexts
Debated in legal literature |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-World War I America
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Reflects_tensions_in_American_society
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Whitney v. California
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| gptkbp:impact |
Expanded interpretation of state power
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Annie_L._Whitney
State of California |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Louis_Brandeis Constitutionality of state laws Judicial restraint Influenced future free speech cases Important in civil rights history Established legal standards for speech Majority opinion supports state interests Protection of free speech rights |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Examines limits of free speech
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:California_Criminal_Syndicalism_Act
Affirmed conviction Influenced state laws on speech Ongoing discussions about free speech limits Set limits on political expression First_Amendment_rights First_Amendment_jurisprudence First_Amendment_protections |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:California_Criminal_Syndicalism_Act_of_1919
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Key_case_in_American_legal_history
274 U.S. 357 (1927) Used in law schools Examined in constitutional law courses Frequently referenced in legal arguments Still cited in contemporary cases |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Conviction upheld
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Edward_T._Sanford
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Clear and present danger test
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Brandenburg_v._Ohio
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Civil liberties
Free speech Political speech |
| gptkbp:significance |
Influenced free speech jurisprudence
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