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> "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic." Not only is it misused, the
by _moof 5y ago
> "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic."
Not only is it misused, the doctrine Holmes established was walked back (by Holmes himself!) and hasn't been the standard since 1969.
https://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-hackneyed-apologia-for-censorship-are-enough/ https://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-ha...