The Patriot Act, officially named the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, is a U.S. federal law enacted after 9/11. It grants law enforcement and intelligence agencies expanded powers to counter terrorism, but has sparked debate over civil liberties and government surveillance. Source: books.google.com/books?id=tA11Sh2eth0C
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Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)
In 1969, the landmark case of Brandenburg v. Ohio established the "imminent lawless action" test for determining when speech is protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court ruled that advocating illegal action is protected unless it is intended to incite imminent lawless action, setting a high bar for government restriction of speech.
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