Noto v. United States
| Noto v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 10, 1960 Decided June 5, 1961 | |
| Full case name | Noto v. United States |
| Citations | 367 U.S. 290 (more) 81 S. Ct. 1517; 6 L. Ed. 2d 836 |
| Holding | |
| The trial evidence was insufficient to prove that the Communist Party advocated violent overthrow of the government not as an abstract doctrine, but by the use of language reasonably and ordinarily calculated to incite persons to action, immediately or in the future. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Harlan, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Smith Act, McCarran Act | |
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Noto v. United States, 367 U.S. 290 (1961), was a 1961 United States Supreme Court case that reversed the felony conviction of a lower-echelon official of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).