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Dennis v. United States 341 U.S. 494

Dennis v. United States 341 U.S. 494

341 U.S. 494 | 1951-06-04

Dennis v. United States

341 U.S. 494

Dennis v. United States (No. 336)

Argued: December 4, 1950
Decided: June 4, 1951

183 F.2d 201, affirmed.

Syllabus

1. As construed and applied in this case, §§ 2(a)(1), 2(a)(3) and 3 of the Smith Act, 54 Stat. 671, making it a crime for any person knowingly or willfully to advocate the overthrow or destruction of the Government of the United States by force or violence, to organize or help to organize any group which does so, or to conspire to do so, do not violate the First Amendment or other provisions of the Bill of Rights and do not violate the First or Fifth Amendments because of indefiniteness....