Describes the Supreme Court case Schenck versus the United States and the relationship between the First Amendment and the safety of the nation and its citizens.
Provides comprehensive information about the Schenck v. United States First amendment case, and explains why and how the verdict upheld U.S. citizens' first amendment rights.
Recounts Anne Hutchinson's struggle with the Puritan Church over its rigid theocratic control of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, her trial for heresy and sedition, and banishment from the colony.
Describes the landmark case which limited free speech in cases of "clear and present danger" to national security, as well as later cases which continued working out the limits of freedom of speech.
