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Claim 919

Benjamin Gitlow was tried, convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for criminal anarchy.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Benjamin Gitlow was tried, convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for criminal anarchy.
Field
action
Value
Gitlow tried, convicted and sentenced to imprisonment
About
incident 1925-us-supreme-court-upholds-gitlow-anarchy-conviction
Source
Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925)
Publisher
Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925)
Method
court record
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1925-06-08

Quotation from the source

He was separately tried, convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment.