mar 3, 1919 - Schenck v. United States

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Schenck v. United States, decided in 1919, was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "clear and present danger" test as a standard for restricting free speech. The case involved Charles Schenck, who was convicted under the Espionage Act for distributing anti-draft leaflets during World War I; the Court upheld his conviction, ruling that speech posing a clear and present danger to a government function, like recruitment during wartime, could be legally curtailed.

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