...observed that the First Amendment's protection of the right of free speech was obviously not absolute. "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater, and causing a panic," he wrote. There were additional limitations in wartime. Congress...

...constitutional rights. But the character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done. The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater. and causing a panic. . . . The question in every case is whether the words used are used in...

...constitutional rights. But the character of every act depends on the circumstances in which it is done. . . . The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing panic. It does not even protect a man from an injunction against uttering words...

...though the clear and present danger test was soon altered, Holmes' statement that the First Amendment "would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre . . ." has stood as a common-sense measure of the limits to an individual's freedom of speech. After...

...According to Justice Holmes: the character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done. The most stringent protection of free speech would...falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic . . . The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of...