Card 6 / 123: Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s statement about "shouting fire in a crowded theater" meant that
A)
free speech is not constitutionally protected if it presents a clear and present danger to others.
B)
it is legal to do so considering the particular circumstances of the situation.
C)
these words could be used in a nation under wartime conditions.
D)
an expansion on the scope of allowable speech was necessary.
E)
it is constitutionally protected under the fighting words definition of free speech.
Answer:
A) free speech is not constitutionally protected if it presents a clear and present danger to others.
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