When Clarence Brandenburg vacated the street at a Ku Klux Klan cross-burning rally as ordered but threatened to reoccupy it later, the Supreme Court overturned his conviction by arguing that government can only restrict speech when it

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19 January, 19:04

When Clarence Brandenburg vacated the street at a Ku Klux Klan cross-burning rally as ordered but threatened to reoccupy it later, the Supreme Court overturned his conviction by arguing that government can only restrict speech when it

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Evan Morrison · Answer 1

an 'imminent' lawless action

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Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the government can only restrict speech when it incites an 'imminent' lawless action. This means that freedom of speech is not protected by the First Amendment if the speaker is trying to incite a violation of any law and the action is imminent and likely.