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berenicecastro

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In 1919, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic. This famous maxim has often been cited to underscore the fact that free speech is not a viable defense when such speech is used to perpetrate a fraud. What is this limitation of our freedom of speech often called?
 
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In 1737, a law was passed in England that placed the censoring of plays under the authority of the Lord Chamberlain. What was the name of this law?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Breach of the Peace

Answer to Question 2

The Licensing Act



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