In a classic 1919 Supreme Court opinion, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that you cannot falsely yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater and cause a panic. Some circumstances present enough of a possibility of harmful outcomes that they justify limits on First Amendment freedoms-this type of circumstance is sometimes called __________.

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The correct term is "The clear and present danger doctrine," which Holmes introduced to articulate when the government may restrict free speech rights, specifically in situations where the speech poses a clear and present danger to society.

In a Classic 1919 Supreme Court Opinion, Justice Oliver Wendell