Justice Holmes' Position

question 87

Multiple Choice

Justice Holmes' position:

• A)makes it impossible for the government to prosecute someone solely for their speech
• B)represented an absolutist interpretation of the First Amendment
• C)has been refined by the courts so that public advocacy may be prohibited only in situations when it is likely to produce imminent lawless action.
• D)was ignored by the Supreme Court until 1969

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