Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
by Frank Murphy

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Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568 (1942) was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, in which the Court articulated the fighting words doctrine, a limitation of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech. "Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire," in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

Argued: Feb. 5, 1942. --- Decided: March 9, 1942

Mr. Hayden C. Covington, of Brooklyn, N.Y., for appellant.

Mr. Frank R. Kenison, of Conway, N.H., for appellee.

Mr. Justice MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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