Topic: threats of violence are outside the first amendment · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 35 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul Anchor
scotus · 1992
green “threats of violence are outside the first amendment” 20
2 Wisconsin v. Mitchell
scotus · 1993
green “a physical assault is not by any stretch of the imagination expressive conduct protected by the first amendment.” 15

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