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Incidents, head of government Alfred E. Smith
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
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ContinentNorth America
StagePunish 1
OutcomeUpheld by a court 1
LevelState or province 1
Head of governmentAlfred E. Smith
United States: Supreme Court upholds Benjamin Gitlow's conviction under New York's Criminal Anarchy Law, 1925
The United States Supreme Court voted seven to two on June 8, 1925 to uphold the conviction of socialist publisher Benjamin Gitlow, who had been tried and sentenced to prison under New York's 1902 Criminal Anarchy Law for distributing 16,0…
Secrets and espionage laws · Stage Punish · Head of government Alfred E. Smith · Upheld by a court
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