[mannerheim]

> edit: "Shouting fire in a crowded theater" was a reason given for jailing US socialists who were protesting against the WWI draft.

This is no longer standing case law as it was overturned by Brandbenburg v. Ohio

[pessimizer]

Of course. Only mentioning it because the only explanation of the limits of free speech that an American can quote was formulated to keep peaceniks from passing out flyers.

[mannerheim]

It's an irrelevant exception because it hasn't been law for over half a century now.