In 1941, the California State Legislature amended the charter of the city of Los Angeles so that no person could obtain or retain public employment with the city if they advocated the violent overthrow of either the state or federal government, belonged to any organization that did so advocate, or had advocated or been a member of an organization which advocated such action in the last five years.
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In his written opinion, Justice John Marshall Harlan likened sit-in demonstrations to verbal expression as a form of free speech.