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Type: Manuscript draft / legal analysis
File Size: 2.52 MB
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This document appears to be a page (page 87) from a manuscript draft, likely a book on constitutional law or civil liberties (possibly by Alan Dershowitz given the context of the House Oversight production). The text analyzes the First and Fourteenth Amendments, the incorporation doctrine, and the expansion of free speech prohibitions from just 'Congress' to the entire 'government.' It references Justice Hugo Black and the case of Cohen v. the United States (referring to the 'Fuck the draft' jacket case, usually known as Cohen v. California).

People (2)

Name Role Context
Hugo Black Supreme Court Justice
Cited as an absolutist for free speech who found ways to finesse the problem; joined a dissenting opinion in the Cohe...
Cohen Defendant
Defendant in 'Cohen v. the United States' who wore a jacket saying 'Fuck the draft'.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
Congress
Mentioned in the context of the First Amendment and legislative powers.
National Congress
Mentioned in footnote 27 regarding national security interests.
House Oversight Committee
Source of the document (indicated by the stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017174').

Timeline (2 events)

Ratification of 14th Amendment
Historical event cited as applying free speech protections to the states.
United States
Vietnam War era
Cohen v. the United States case involving a jacket reading 'Fuck the draft'.
Court
Cohen Justice Hugo Black

Locations (1)

Location Context
Implied context of the Constitution and Supreme Court cases.

Relationships (1)

Hugo Black Judicial Cohen
Justice Black joined a dissenting opinion regarding Cohen's case.

Key Quotes (3)

"“Fuck the draft.”"
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"“Congress and the state legislatures, as well as the executive and judicial branches of the federal and state governments, shall make no law and shall take no executive or judicial action abridging the freedom of speech.”"
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Quote #2
"“nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”"
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