Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
1942 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568 (1942), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in which the Court articulated the fighting words doctrine, a limitation of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech.[1]
Quick Facts Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, Argued February 5, 1942 Decided March 9, 1942 ...
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire | |
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Argued February 5, 1942 Decided March 9, 1942 | |
Full case name | Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire |
Citations | 315 U.S. 568 (more) 62 S. Ct. 766; 86 L. Ed. 1031; 1942 U.S. LEXIS 851 |
Case history | |
Prior | State v. Chaplinsky, 91 N.H. 310, 18 A.2d 754 (1941); probable jurisdiction noted, 62 S. Ct. 89 (1941). |
Holding | |
A criminal conviction for causing a breach of the peace through the use of "fighting words" does not violate the Free Speech guarantee of the First Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Murphy, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Constitution amend. I; NH P. L., c. 378, § 2 (1941) |
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