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The Dennis decision was essentially that free speech isn't protected if it's about overthrowing the government.

Overthrowing the government is part of our founding documents. "When in the course of human events..."

2nd Amendment is largely interpreted as existing to guarantee that citizens could take up arms against their government if necessary. Also "petitioning the government for the redress of grievances" is additionally guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

Dennis decision was not legally based, but politically motivated (although the SCOTUS is supposed to be a non-political safe house of government) by a cold war anti-communist fear.

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Notes from the actual decision itself. You felt like a really good nerd reading it. You later described it as riveting. What is wrong with you?

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Really the foundation of Dennis v. US.

Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Smith-Act

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=95330348&site=eds-live

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385

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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yates-v-United-States

https://www.oyez.org/cases/1956/6

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Intersting case dealing with impacts of Dennis v. US.

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Britannica Dennis v. US:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Dennis-v-United-States

Global Freedom of Expression:
https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/dennis-v-united-states/

Oyez Dennis v. US:
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/341us494

Cornell Law Dennis v. US:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/341/494

NYT 1951 Dennis v. US:

https://www.nytimes.com/1951/06/05/archives/the-smith-act-upheld.html

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/06/05/87046498.html

https://proxy.bostonathenaeum.org:2190/hnpnewyorktimes/docview/111959765/fulltextPDF/5D4D2D0377B4F97PQ/1?accountid=35416

EBSCO Dennis v. US: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=95329605&site=eds-live

Interesting LoC PDF:
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/77th-congress/session-1/c77s1ch432.pdf

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You might end up defending the decision. It would make an interesting paper.

It is ridiculous that legislation from before 1973 is not digitized. The entire NYT articles back to the 1800s are. This is federal legislation. COME ON. Anyway, that's why you can't find the Smith Act on Loc.gov

THE ATHENAEUM IS AMAZING. GAAAAH

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DENNIS v. US

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Thesis can be:

The answer to a question you have posed.

The solution for a problem you have identified.

A statement that takes a position on a debatable topic.

Thesis Is:

A statement of the essay's topic & points.

A sense of what the essay will be about.

One sentence.

NOT a 3 part thesis. It is a UNIVERSAL THESIS. The 3 part days are over.

At the end of the first paragraph.

A complete sentence.

Completely supported by the essay.

Introduction Paragraph:

Hook the dead fish.

Introduce the topic.

State the thesis.

NO "YOU" NO "I" NO "WE" NO "ONE"
Formal 3rd person writing. The writer does not address the reader.

You are entitled to your own opinions. You are not entitled to your own facts.

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How did the SCOTUS end up deciding that Dennis didn't have his first amendment right to free speech?

What precedent has this sent for cases since then?

The first amendment is one of the most defining aspect of our Constitution. How is this decision possible?

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This article is about the state of political tension in the 20th century. For the general term, see Cold war (term). For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation).