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?
What will be an ideal response?
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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?
What will be an ideal response?
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