Claim 115

Hand's opinion said the government had to point to language that specifically urged breaking the law, not merely to radical opinion.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Hand's opinion said the government had to point to language that specifically urged breaking the law, not merely to radical opinion.
Field: action
Value: Legal standard Hand applied
About: incident 1917-us-espionage-act-bars-the-masses-from-the-mail
Source: Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten (S.D.N.Y.) (1917)
Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

the state point with exactness to just that conduct which violates the law