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Oyez Project: Schenck v. United States (1919)

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This U.S. Supreme Court case established the famous "clear and present danger" doctrine by dealing with the issue of freedom of speech. This resource provides an abstract containing a summary, a link to the full text of the decision, and a record of the justices that sat on the Court at that time.

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freedom of speech, world war i
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charged with conspiracy, famous court case, famous decision, united states supreme court, espionage act, first amendment, schenck v. united states (1919), famous supreme court case, famous supreme court decision, schenck v united states, schenck v united states (1919)
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)