Fox v. State of Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The facts, which involve the constitutionality under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of a statute of the State of Washington preventing the wilful printing and circulation of written matter having tendency to encourage of advocate disrespect for the law, are stated in the opinion. The constitutional question here' presented was sufficiently raised in the state court.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The facts, which involve the constitutionality under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of a statute of the State of Washington preventing the wilful printing and circulation of written matter having tendency to encourage of advocate disrespect for the law, are stated in the opinion. The constitutional question here' presented was sufficiently raised in the state court. Rev. Stat., § 709; Columbia Power Co. v. Columbia Light Co., 172 U. S. 475; Tyler v. Judges, 179 U. S. 405,' 411; Chi., B. &c. R. R. v. Chicago, 166 U. S.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is an information for editing printed matter tending to encourage and advocate disrespect for law contrary to a statute of Washington. The statute is as follows:. “Every person who shall wilfully print, publish, edit, issue,| or knowingly circulate, sell, distribute or display any book, paper, document, or written or printed matter, in any form, advocating, encouraging or inciting, or having a tendency to encourage or incite the commission of any crime, breach of the peace or act of violence, or which shall tend to encourage or advocate disrespect for law or for any court or courts of…
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