Supreme Court Landmark Case: Abrams v. United States (1919) -

Supreme Court Landmark Case: Abrams v. United States (1919)

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Learn more about the 1919 landmark Supreme Court decision Abrams v. U.S. In this case, the Court decided issues of free speech during wartime: a group of immigrants and anarchists had criticized American involvement in World War I and urged resistance to the war. The Court's decision produced a famous dissent by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.