Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire: Difference between revisions
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|date=March 9, 1942 | |date=March 9, 1942 | ||
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|appealed_from=New Hampshire Supreme Court | |||
|case_treatment=No | |case_treatment=No | ||
|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. | |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. | ||
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Chaplinsky insults City Marshal (police) in Bowering, New Hampshire. | 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. | |||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | ||
|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/chaplinsky-v-new-hampshire | |link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/chaplinsky-v-new-hampshire | ||
Revision as of 13:48, January 8, 2023
| Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | March 9, 1942 |
| 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.
