# Claim 921

The Supreme Court voted seven to two to uphold the constitutionality of New York's 1902 Criminal Anarchy Statute, which prohibited advocating the violent overthrow of the government.

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

- Statement: The Supreme Court voted seven to two to uphold the constitutionality of New York's 1902 Criminal Anarchy Statute, which prohibited advocating the violent overthrow of the government.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Supreme Court upheld the 1902 Criminal Anarchy Statute 7-2
- About: [incident 1925-us-supreme-court-upholds-gitlow-anarchy-conviction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1925-us-supreme-court-upholds-gitlow-anarchy-conviction)
- Source: Gitlow v. New York (1925), The First Amendment Encyclopedia. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/gitlow-v-new-york/
- Publisher: Gitlow v. New York (1925), The First Amendment Encyclopedia
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2009-01-01

## Quotation from the source

> the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to uphold the constitutionality of New York’s Criminal Anarchy Statute of 1902 , which prohibited advocating violent overthrow of the government.

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