Editing Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

{{Infobox Case Brief
|court=Supreme Court of the United States
|date=March 9, 1942
|subject=First Amendment
|appealed_from=New Hampshire Supreme Court
|facts=Chaplinsky, a Jehovah’s Witness, distributes religious literature in a public street. He also criticizes the beliefs of others who weren't Jehovah's Witnesses.

A crowd became hostile to Chaplinsky. Police direct Chaplinsky to leave the scene.

Chaplinsky insults City Marshal (police) in Bowering, New Hampshire.
|procedural_history=Chaplinsky loses at every trial in New Hampshire including at the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
|rule=SCOTUS defines "fighting words" as words that provoke a violent reaction from listeners.
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link
|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/chaplinsky-v-new-hampshire
|source_type=Video summary
|case_text_source=Quimbee
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|link=https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/315/568
|case_text_source=Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School
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