events
The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Related Wikipedia articles
Cohen v. California
1971 U.S. Supreme Court case on freedom of speech and public civility
Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court holding that the First Amendment prevented the conviction of Paul Robert Cohen for the crime of disturbing the peace by wearing a jacket displaying "Fuck the Draft" in the public corridors…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
1791 amendment limiting government restriction of civil liberties
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)