Schenck v. United States in 1919 is a good example. The phrase "shouting fire in a crowded theater" comes from that trial when they sent a guy to jail for passi

Schenck v. United States in 1919 is a good example. The phrase "shouting fire in a crowded theater" comes from that trial when they sent a guy to jail for passing out leaflets that opposed the WWI draft. There was a Slate article today calling for the destruction of the remainder of the Snowden leaks since 'we already got the message'. No, this is evidence that will be taught in schools 100 years from now in history class of how terrible the surveillance state became.