1. De Jonge v. Oregon John Salinkas

2. Case facts  Case heard: December 9th,1936  Defendant: Dirk De Jonge  Decided by Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes  Respondent: Oregon

3. What Happened  On July 27 of 1934, in Portland Oregon, the police raided a meeting held by the communist party.  Dirk De Jonge was arrested and charged with the violation of the Criminal Syndicalism Law of Oregon.

4. Critical Question  Were the charges pressed against Dirk De Jonge in violation of the Due Process Clause?  Was this a violation of the First Amendment?

5. Ruling  Conviction violated both First and 14 th Amendment.  Evidence showed he took no active part in teaching of Criminal Syndicalism.  The Conviction was reversed

6. Work cited  www.Oyez.org www.Oyez.org  www.Findlaw.com www.Findlaw.com  www.Firstamendmentcenter.org www.Firstamendmentcenter.org

7. United States v. Stevens  Argued October 6 th, 2009  Robert Stevens knowingly sold videos of illegal dog fights  convicted under the Pennsylvania Federal District Court – Violation of 18 U.S.C section 48  Claimed it was a violation of his freedom of speech.  Court agreed it was unconstitutional.