In Dennis v. US, (1951) the petitioners challenged the constitutionality of §§ 2 and 3 of the Smith Act on the grounds that it infringed their First Amendment right to free speech.
The question before the Court:
"Did the Smith Act's restrictions on speech violate the First Amendment?"
Case Citation:
Dennis v. United States, 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
Dennis V. Razis was born in 1923.
Constitutional lawCase Citation:Engel v. Vitale, 370 US 421 (1962)
Terry v. Ohio, 392 US 1 (1968)Yes. John W. Terry, the defendant in State of Ohio v. Terry, appealed constitutional issues involved in his criminal conviction n the case Terry v. Ohio to the US Supreme Court. His appeal to the Supreme Court of Ohio was dismissed for lack of a substantial constitutional question. Terry v. Ohio was argued on December 12, 1967 and the decision was issued on June 10, 1968.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Article V of the US Constitution establishes the basic means of making amendments.
What Constitutional power did McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819 test?
Limits to free speech were constitutional during national emergencies
because its an constitutional right
The federal government needed to be more powerful.
Limits to free speech were constitutional during national emergencies.
The question before the Supreme Court was whether Louisiana's 1890 Separate Car Act (Act 111), that required racial segregation in railroad travel, was constitutional under the 13th and 14th Amendments.Specifically:"Is Louisiana's law mandating racial segregation on its trains an unconstitutional infringement on both the privileges and immunities and the equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment?"Case Citation:Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)
Limits to free speech were constitutional during national emergencies - apex
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