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==Quotations==
==Quotations==
'There are certain well-defined and narrowly limited classes of speech, the prevention and punishment of which have never been thought to raise any [[Constitution]]al problem. These include the lewd and obscene, the profane, the libelous, and the insulting or 'fighting' words-those which by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. It has been well observed [337 U.S. 1 , 27] that such utterances are no essential part of any exposition of ideas, and are of such slight social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed by the social interest in order and [[morality]]. 'Resort to [[epithets]] or [[personal abuse]] is not in any proper sense communication of information or opinion safeguarded by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], and its punishment as a criminal act would raise no question under that instrument.' Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 , 309, 310, 906, 128 A.L.R. 1352.' [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=337&invol=1]
'There are certain well-defined and narrowly limited classes of speech, the prevention and punishment of which have never been thought to raise any [[Constitution]]al problem. These include the lewd and obscene, the profane, the libelous, and the insulting or 'fighting' words-those which by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. It has been well observed [337 U.S. 1 , 27] that such utterances are no essential part of any exposition of ideas, and are of such slight social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed by the social interest in order and [[morality]]. 'Resort to [[epithets]] or [[personal abuse]] is not in any proper sense communication of information or opinion safeguarded by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], and its punishment as a criminal act would raise no question under that instrument.' Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 , 309, 310, 906, 128 A.L.R. 1352.' [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=337&invol=1]
[[Category:United States Law]]
[[Category:United States Law]]