New York Criminal Anarchy Law
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The New York Criminal Anarchy Law was a state statute enacted in the early 20th century that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government, becoming historically significant through landmark free speech cases.
All labels observed (1)
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| New York Criminal Anarchy Law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Criminal Anarchy Law Context triple: [Benjamin Gitlow, convictedUnder, New York Criminal Anarchy Law]
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A.
New York City Criminal Court Act
The New York City Criminal Court Act is a New York State statute that establishes and governs the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the New York City Criminal Court.
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B.
New York Correction Law
New York Correction Law is a body of New York State legislation that governs the administration, operation, and oversight of correctional facilities and related correctional services.
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C.
New York Criminal Procedure Law
The New York Criminal Procedure Law is the body of statutes that governs the processes and rules for criminal prosecutions and related proceedings in the state of New York.
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D.
Ohio Criminal Syndicalism Act
The Ohio Criminal Syndicalism Act was a state law that criminalized advocacy of violence or unlawful methods of political change, later deemed unconstitutional in the landmark free speech case Brandenburg v. Ohio.
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E.
New York Municipal Home Rule Law
The New York Municipal Home Rule Law is a New York State statute that grants and regulates the powers of local governments to adopt and amend their own laws and charters on local matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Criminal Anarchy Law Target entity description: The New York Criminal Anarchy Law was a state statute enacted in the early 20th century that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government, becoming historically significant through landmark free speech cases.
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A.
New York City Criminal Court Act
The New York City Criminal Court Act is a New York State statute that establishes and governs the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the New York City Criminal Court.
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B.
New York Correction Law
New York Correction Law is a body of New York State legislation that governs the administration, operation, and oversight of correctional facilities and related correctional services.
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C.
New York Criminal Procedure Law
The New York Criminal Procedure Law is the body of statutes that governs the processes and rules for criminal prosecutions and related proceedings in the state of New York.
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D.
Ohio Criminal Syndicalism Act
The Ohio Criminal Syndicalism Act was a state law that criminalized advocacy of violence or unlawful methods of political change, later deemed unconstitutional in the landmark free speech case Brandenburg v. Ohio.
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E.
New York Municipal Home Rule Law
The New York Municipal Home Rule Law is a New York State statute that grants and regulates the powers of local governments to adopt and amend their own laws and charters on local matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal law
ⓘ
speech restriction law ⓘ state statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
association for the purpose of advocating violent overthrow of government
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publication advocating violent overthrow of organized government ⓘ speech advocating violent overthrow of organized government ⓘ |
| associatedCourt |
New York courts
ⓘ
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue |
freedom of speech
ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ incorporation of the First Amendment ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
broad suppression of political dissent
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chilling effect on radical political speech ⓘ vagueness in defining criminal anarchy ⓘ |
| enactedBy | New York State Legislature ⓘ |
| enactedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| enforcementFocus |
members of radical political organizations
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publishers of radical literature ⓘ radical political activists ⓘ |
| era | Red Scare era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to development of U.S. free speech jurisprudence
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major early 20th century restriction on radical political speech ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw |
contributed to later refinement of free speech standards in the United States
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prompted Supreme Court review of state speech restrictions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New York State ⓘ |
| legalCharacter | content-based speech restriction ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineInfluence |
bad tendency test
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early incorporation doctrine ⓘ
linked to:
Incorporation doctrine
|
| legalDomain |
First Amendment law
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constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | fears of anarchist violence in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| penalizes |
advocacy of criminal anarchy
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distribution of materials advocating criminal anarchy ⓘ membership in organizations advocating criminal anarchy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to criminalize advocacy of violent overthrow of the government
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to suppress anarchist and revolutionary agitation ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
advocacy of unlawful action
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criminal syndicalism laws ⓘ sedition laws ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
advocacy of violent overthrow of government
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criminal anarchy ⓘ |
| targetedIdeologies |
anarchism
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communism ⓘ revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| testedInCase | Gitlow v. New York ⓘ |
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Subject: New York Criminal Anarchy Law Description of subject: The New York Criminal Anarchy Law was a state statute enacted in the early 20th century that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government, becoming historically significant through landmark free speech cases.
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subject linked to:
Gitlow was a socialist political activist