Constitutional law. The doctrine allowing the government to restrict the First Amendment freedoms of speech and press if necessary to prevent immediate and severe danger to interests that the government may lawfully protect.
• This test was formulated by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 39 S.Ct. 247 (1919).
— Also termed clear-and-present-danger doctrine. [Cases: Constitutional Law 90(3). C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 502, 542, 546–550.]
双语律师李黎，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与
消费者金融诉讼相关的法律文件。
