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in which landmark case did a unanimous court rule that speech posing a clear and present danger especially during wartime may be suppressed

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Schenck v. United States

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Schenck v. United States was the judicial case fought in the court of United States. This case mentions about the Espionage Act in the year 1917 which was also the same year when World War 1 was fought among nations.

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr gave the opinion that the people who distributed fliers and applead for induction was a crimine and they can be convicted for their acts.

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"Schenck v. United States" was the landmark case in which a unanimous court ruled that speech posing a clear and present danger especially during wartime may be suppressed. This case came to the Supreme Court of the United States in the year 1919. I hope that this is the answer that has helped you.
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