Us. V. O'brien
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United States v. O'Brien
Situation
In 1966 the Vietnam war was causing protests at an all time high. Among many other drastic protest's, a popular one was for young men to burn their draft card. In 1965 an amendment to the selective service act was put into affect. The amendment made it illegal to "knowingly destroy" or "knowingly mutilate" your draft card, around the same time this form of protest was popular. In 1966, in front of a Bostonian courthouse, David O'Brien and four other men gathered in front of a partially angry crowd, and burned their draft cards. Some members of the ground became violent towards the men, and several FBI agents who were part of the crowd ushered them inside of the courthouse, where they were given the Miranda warning* and placed under arrest. O'Brien proudly confessed to the crime, producing his charred draft card. In the trials of the district court of Massachusetts, he insisted on......
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