Gitlow v. New York (1925), The First Amendment Encyclopedia

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https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/gitlow-v-new-york/

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2026-09-26

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• United States: Supreme Court upholds Benjamin Gitlow's conviction under New York's Criminal Anarchy Law, 1925
• Claim 920: Benjamin Gitlow, a socialist leader, was convicted under New York's criminal anarchy law for publishing 16,000 copies of the Left Wing Manifesto.
• 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.
• Claim 923: The Court identified free speech and press as fundamental personal liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause from impairment by the states.
• Claim 925: Fears of growing socialist and union activity during the Red Scare prompted Congress and states to adopt restrictions on speech and the press.

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