How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Outline
Chamberlain University College of Nursing
POLI 330N- Political Science
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, Summary of the Case
The US has come a long way in amending and protecting civil rights and civil liberties.
The former implies legal rights which offer protection to an individual from any form of
discrimination, such as racial discrimination, while the later implies freedoms that are guaranteed
to an individual by the constitution, for instance, freedom of speech (Greenberg & Page, 2018).
Historical cases have helped in the amendment of civil rights and civil liberties that are being
enjoyed by Americans today. One of such cases is Gitlow v. New York (1925) which was
associated with freedom of speech.
The Gitlow v. New York case involved Benjamin Gitlow, who was a journalist, and a
member of the Socialist Party of America (Ballotpedia, n.d). In July 1919, Gitlow published the
‘Left-Wing Manifesto’ and made 16,000 copies of the document which called for revolution
through revolutionary mass action and strikes. He was charged and convicted of anarchy, which
was against New York’s criminal anarchy law. He appealed in New York Courts of Appeal which
upheld his conviction. Gitlow later appealed in the United States Supreme Court which also
upheld his conviction.
Case Outline
1) Title: Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925)
2) Facts of the case:
➢ The case involved Benjamin Gitlow (defendant) and New York State (plaintiff)
(Ballotpedia, n.d)
➢ The case was about civil liberties (freedom of speech)
➢ Gitlow was charged and convicted of anarchy
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Chamberlain University College of Nursing
POLI 330N- Political Science
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, Summary of the Case
The US has come a long way in amending and protecting civil rights and civil liberties.
The former implies legal rights which offer protection to an individual from any form of
discrimination, such as racial discrimination, while the later implies freedoms that are guaranteed
to an individual by the constitution, for instance, freedom of speech (Greenberg & Page, 2018).
Historical cases have helped in the amendment of civil rights and civil liberties that are being
enjoyed by Americans today. One of such cases is Gitlow v. New York (1925) which was
associated with freedom of speech.
The Gitlow v. New York case involved Benjamin Gitlow, who was a journalist, and a
member of the Socialist Party of America (Ballotpedia, n.d). In July 1919, Gitlow published the
‘Left-Wing Manifesto’ and made 16,000 copies of the document which called for revolution
through revolutionary mass action and strikes. He was charged and convicted of anarchy, which
was against New York’s criminal anarchy law. He appealed in New York Courts of Appeal which
upheld his conviction. Gitlow later appealed in the United States Supreme Court which also
upheld his conviction.
Case Outline
1) Title: Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925)
2) Facts of the case:
➢ The case involved Benjamin Gitlow (defendant) and New York State (plaintiff)
(Ballotpedia, n.d)
➢ The case was about civil liberties (freedom of speech)
➢ Gitlow was charged and convicted of anarchy
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