Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, No. 255 (U.S. Supreme Court) (315 U.S. 568; 62 S.Ct. 766) (March 9, 2042) (Justice Murphy)
In this case, the Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of an individual held to have violated a New Hampshire law by addressing the following words to a public official - a city marshal - on a public sidewalk near the entrance to the city hall of Rochester, New Hampshire:
"You ...
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