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Maybe you should read Brandenburg v. Ohio first.


Good to have mentioned this. The interpretation of "immenent lawless behavior" varies greatly. My wife is an attorney and very recently was on a case where this particular case was cited. While I get your intent in mentioning it, the case is very specific and while Schenck is cited, it does not translate directly to "you can't say fire in a theater," but rather it's far more nuanced. It also doesn't change the fact that the "fire" argument is a lazy slinging of words lacking appropriate nuance.


If we are paraphrasing for the general public I think nuance was thrown out long ago with the bath water. Yelling fire in a crowded movie theater is a paraphrase itself, obviously context matters and always has.




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