Gitlow v. New York 1925

Could New York punish advocating the violent overthrow of government?

268 U.S. 652 (1925)Speech and press

The question: Could New York punish advocating the violent overthrow of government?
What the Court held: Yes, the conviction stood, but the Court assumed that freedom of speech and press are protected against the states by the Fourteenth Amendment.
The vote: 7–2
Era: The interwar years and the New Deal
Read the opinion: 268 U.S. 652 (1925), full text

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