Attorney Katie Fallow and Professor Nadine Strossen provide context for this case as they explain the criminal syndicalism laws and the First Amendment.
Background information on Clarence Brandenburg is presented as well as the timeline of this case.
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) talks about her experience working as a lawyer for Clarence Brandenburg, the Ohio Ku Klux Klan member who appealed his conviction under a 1919 state anti-sy…
Katie Fallow and Nadine Strossen discuss the impact of the Ohio Criminal Syndicalism Statute on various groups at that time.
Portions of the oral arguments presented in this case are shown and guests discuss their implications.
Katie Fallow discusses the Supreme Court's decision in this case.
The makeup of the Supreme Court is presented and a radio address given by Justice Hugo Black discussing his history with the Ku Klux Klan is shown.
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DC Delegate, former ACLU lawyer explaining importance of protecting "hate speech"
