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7 3 - . . —— . va Whitwey v. California (1927) 274 U.S. 457 Roe Oe ged om set, Mics Whitwey was convicted ef violation ef Califernia Criminal ‘Syndication Act by assisting im organizing the Communist Labor Party ef -. California aad by being a member ef it. The Supreme Court held the statute constitutional and affirmed the conviction. It declared that a State in the exercise of its police power may punish those who abuse freedom of speech by utterances inimical td the public welfare, tending to incite to crime, disturb the public peace, or endanger the foundations of organized goverment and threaten its overthrow by unlawful means, aft 8 Stromberg v. California (1931) 283 U.S. 359 A member ef the Young Communist League was convicted ef — violating a California statute which forbad display of red flag as a symbol ef seditious activity. The Supreme Court reversed the conviction, holding that the statute was too vague and indefinite. De Jonge v. Oregon (1937) 299 U.S. 353 “ve .. Appellant was convicted under Oregon Criminal Syndicalism Law ef assisting in the conduct of a meeting called under the auspices of the Communist Party. The Supreme Court reversed the conviction. It held that | punishment for participation in the conduct of a public meeting, otherwise lewfel, because beld under the auspices of the Conumunist Party violates the freedom of speech and assenbly guaranteed by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Anendnent.. See oboe oa PR TE RP be ott