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2023-09-05 21:19:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 534428EC68943072AE6C3569526EB9EE8619F400B7D9A5D0B3340F5AAB012366
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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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