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2023-09-05 22:59:30 UTC - HELPFUL
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Original Note:
The "Yelling fire in a theater" exception comes from the Supreme Court case Schneck v US, where it was used to ban speaking against the draft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States This was overturned in Brandenburg v Ohio, which held that hateful speech is protected by the First Amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_v._Ohio
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