The origin of that phrase is a supreme court case where the court ruled that the First Amendment didn't protect you from passing out pamphlets encouraging men t

The origin of that phrase is a supreme court case where the court ruled that the First Amendment didn't protect you from passing out pamphlets encouraging men to resist conscription during World War 1. The "fire in a crowded theater" line was just a metaphor used to underscore a ruling I imagine most people today disagree with, and wasn't legally binding in any way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States#The_Court.27s_decision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States#The_C...