John Marshall Harlan Quote

Quote from John Marshall Harlan,

"I cannot assent to the view, if it be meant that the legislature may impair or abridge the rights of a free press and of free speech whenever it thinks that the public welfare requires that it be done. The public welfare cannot override constitutional privilege."

By:	John Marshall Harlan (more quotes by John Marshall Harlan or books by/about John Marshall Harlan)
	(1833–1911), US Supreme Court Justice, 1877–1911
Source:	Patterson v. Colorado (1907)
Categories:	Justice, Speech
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