Gitlow v. New York: Every Idea an Incitement (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)
By Mark Lendler.
Description
In 1919 American Communist Party member Benjamin Gitlow was arrested for distributing a "Left Wing Manifesto," a publication inspired by the Russian Revolution. He was charged with violating New York's Criminal Anarchy Law of 1902, which outlawed the advocacy of any doctrine advocating to the violent overthrow of government. Gitlow argued that the law violated his right to free speech but was still convicted. He appealed and five years later the Supreme Court upheld his sentence by a vote of 7-2.Throughout the legal proceedings, much attention was devoted to the "bad ten...
ISBN(s)
0700618767, 9780700618767
