# Claim 119

Justice Louis Brandeis dissented that the majority's approach would let the Post Office run what amounted to a system of censorship.

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

- Statement: Justice Louis Brandeis dissented that the majority's approach would let the Post Office run what amounted to a system of censorship.
- Field: status
- Value: Brandeis dissent
- About: [incident 1917-us-burleson-mail-ban-milwaukee-leader](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1917-us-burleson-mail-ban-milwaukee-leader)
- Source: United States ex rel. Milwaukee Social Democratic Publishing Co. v. Burleson. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/united-states-ex-rel-milwaukee-social-democratic-publishing-co-v-burleson/
- Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
- Method: court record
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> effective censorship

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