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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by ggreer on Monday May 11, 2020 @09:30PM (#23149598)
I'm always amused to see people use the "fire in a crowded theater" analogy. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. coined the phrase in Schenck v. United States.[1] In that case, he sent a man to prison for the crime of leafleting against the draft in World War I.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States#The_C...

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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by colejohnson66 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:54PM (#23162573)
Minor nitpick: he didn’t send Schenck to prison. He was already in prison. The Supreme Court just kept him there.
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