Abrams v. United States: Holmes Dissents, Articulates 'Marketplace of Ideas' Free Speech Theory
The Supreme Court upheld the Sedition Act convictions of five Russian Jewish immigrants who had distributed leaflets opposing U.S. military intervention against the Bolshevik Revolution. In a 7-2 decision, the majority found that criticizing American military policy and calling for a general strike …
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Justice Louis Brandeis
Jacob Abrams
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