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Not really--"falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater" was given as an example of inciteful (apolitical) speech clearly within the government's purview to restrain, with the Court going on to opine that (political) speech harmful to the national interest could also be restrained, even if true. A pretty bad decision and partially overturned since...



Yet people keep using it as an example of a non-political restriction on free speech..


It's still a good example, even if it's attached to a terrible argument.




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