Whitney v. California

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_analysis Criticized for its limitations on free speech
Evaluated for its implications on civil liberties
Examined implications for free speech
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._1
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_Edward_T._Sanford
Majority ruled against Whitney
Set standards for future free speech cases
Upholding of California's law
gptkbp:case_significance First major case on free speech
gptkbp:case_types Criminal law
gptkbp:consequences Influenced future free speech cases
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 7, 1927
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Holmes
gptkb:Justice_Brandeis
Justices who opposed the ruling
Advocated for broader free speech protections
gptkbp:historical_context Post-World War I America
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced First Amendment interpretations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whitney v. California
gptkbp:impact Influenced civil rights movements
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:State_of_California
Charlotte Whitney
gptkbp:is_cited_in Cited in legal arguments
gptkbp:judges Justices who supported the ruling
gptkbp:judicial_review Supreme Court's role in free speech cases
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legacy Continues to be referenced in legal discussions.
gptkbp:legal_context Political climate of the 1920s
gptkbp:legal_framework First Amendment jurisprudence
gptkbp:legal_issue First Amendment rights
Ongoing discussions about free speech limits
Advocated for political speech protections
gptkbp:legal_outcome Constitutional interpretation
gptkbp:legal_principle First Amendment protections
gptkbp:legal_representation Examined state interests vs. individual rights
gptkbp:legislation Clear and present danger doctrine
gptkbp:outcome Conviction upheld
gptkbp:precedent Clear and present danger test
Established limits on free speech
Influenced judicial decisions
gptkbp:public_perception Upholds state law against criminal syndicalism
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Schenck_v._United_States
gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
gptkb:Gitlow_v._New_York
gptkb:Brandenburg_v._Ohio
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Analyzed in legal studies
gptkbp:significance Free speech jurisprudence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
gptkb:Brandenburg_v._Ohio
gptkb:Espionage_Act_of_1917
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4