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Fighting Words

Make No Law: The First Amendment Podcast by Legal Talk Network

Jan 31, 201829:46Government & Organizations

On April 6, 1940, a Jehovah's Witness named Walter Chaplinsky was arrested for yelling, "You are a God damned racketeer and a damned Fascist and the whole government of Rochester are Fascists or agents of Fascists" at a...

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