Editing Clear and present danger (section)

{{short description|Free speech doctrine in US constitutional law}}
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[[File:Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr circa 1930-edit.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The concept of "clear and present danger" is a rationale for the limitation of free speech originated in a majority opinion written in 1919 by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.]]
'''Clear and present danger''' was a doctrine adopted by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] freedoms of speech, press, or assembly. Created by Justice [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.]] to refine the [[bad tendency]] test, it was never fully adopted and both tests were ultimately replaced in 1969 with ''[[Brandenburg v. Ohio]]''{{'}}s "[[imminent lawless action]]" test.