Criminal anarchy

In the

United States Solicitor General said that forty-two States plus Alaska and Hawaii had statutes which in some form prohibited advocacy of the violent overthrow of established government.^[1]

Legislation

Federal

At the federal level, criminal anarchy is criminalized by

U.S. Supreme Court case of Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925). However, in 1969, the subsequent U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969) overturned nearly all criminalization of political speech, including advocacy of the violent overthrow of the government, unless such speech "is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action."^[3]

State

At the state level, the remaining criminal anarchy statutes (in 2013) are:

Moreover:

California,^[5] Kansas^[6] and Ohio^[7] forbid parties advocating criminal anarchy from being recognised or qualified for the ballot.
In New Jersey convictions incurred for "anarchy" cannot be expunged.^[8]
Georgia law defines "subversive organisations" and "persons" (ie. organisations or persons advocating and/or engaging in acts aiming to overthrowing the government),^[9] mandating the dissolution of the former^[10] and making the latter ineligible to hold political offices.^[11]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Called "sedition"
^ Through these dispositions refer to the doctrines of "criminal anarchy", "criminal Communism", "criminal Naziism [sic]" or "criminal Fascism", these statutes are still criminal anarchy statutes.

References

^ 350 U.S. 497 (1956)
^ 8 U.S.C. § 1481(a)(7)
^ Brandenburg v. Ohio, pg. 447
^ Volokh, Eugene (March 1, 2012). "Nevada Supreme Court Reverses "Criminal Anarchy" Conviction". The Volokh Conspiracy (legal blog). Retrieved August 25, 2013.
^ "Cal. Code 5102".
^ "Ks. Stat § 25-116(b) (2012)".
^ "Ohio Rev. Code § 3517.07".
^ "NJ Rev Stat § 2C:52-2 b (2013)". Records of conviction pursuant to statutes repealed by this Code for the crimes of murder, [...], anarchy, [...], or a conspiracy or any attempt to commit any of the foregoing, or aiding, assisting or concealing persons accused of the foregoing crimes, shall not be expunged.
^ "O.C.G.A. 16-11-6 (2) and (4)".
^ "O.C.G.A. 16-11-11".
^ "O.C.G.A. 16-11-12".

[:0-4] Called "sedition"

[6] Through these dispositions refer to the doctrines of "criminal anarchy", "criminal Communism", "criminal Naziism [sic]" or "criminal Fascism", these statutes are still criminal anarchy statutes.

[1] 350 U.S. 497 (1956)

[2] 8 U.S.C. § 1481(a)(7)

[3] Brandenburg v. Ohio, pg. 447

[5] Volokh, Eugene (March 1, 2012). "Nevada Supreme Court Reverses "Criminal Anarchy" Conviction". The Volokh Conspiracy (legal blog). Retrieved August 25, 2013.

[7] "Cal. Code 5102".

[8] "Ks. Stat § 25-116(b) (2012)".

[9] "Ohio Rev. Code § 3517.07".

[10] "NJ Rev Stat § 2C:52-2 b (2013)". Records of conviction pursuant to statutes repealed by this Code for the crimes of murder, [...], anarchy, [...], or a conspiracy or any attempt to commit any of the foregoing, or aiding, assisting or concealing persons accused of the foregoing crimes, shall not be expunged.

[11] "O.C.G.A. 16-11-6 (2) and (4)".

[12] "O.C.G.A. 16-11-11".

[13] "O.C.G.A. 16-11-12".

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