Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 13, 1920No. 79PublishedCited by 109 opinions
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
A statute of Minnesota makes it unlawful “to interfere with or discourage the enlistment of men in the military or naval forces of the United States or of the State of Minnesota.”
Its second and third sections are as follows:
“Sec. 2. Speakmg by word of mouth against enlistment unlawful. — It shall be unlawful for any person in any public place, or at any meeting where more than five persons are assembled, to advocate or teach by word of mouth or otherwise that men should not enlist in the military or naval forces of the. United States or the state of Minnesota.
“Sec. 3. Teaching or advocating…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Abrams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Frohwerk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Presser v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
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3Cited by109 opinions
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United States v. LanzaSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Herndon v. LowrySupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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