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The papers consist of letters and legal papers concerning New York vs. Samuel Abels, 1917. Abels was arrested, tried, and convicted for desecration of the flag. Weinberger appealed the conviction to the New York Supreme Court, alleging there was no violation of law, merely an expression of opinion. The lower court ruling was affirmed.

The papers consist of letters, legal papers, notes, and miscellaneous papers concerning the cases: United States vs. Jacob Abrams et al., United States vs. Gabriel Prober et al., and Jacob Abrams et al. vs. United States, 1918-1921.