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22 Cards in this Set
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United States vs Alvarez
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US sued Alvarez for lying about having a congressional medal of honor
alvarez won - can't punish someone for lying |
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Schenck vs. United States
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schenck spoke out about draft
convicted for violating espionage act |
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Near vs Minnesota
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Near published The Saturday Press, minnesota had gag law - near won, MN law is a violation of first amendment
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NY Times vs Sullivan
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NT times published pentagon papers, Sullivan sued,
NY Times won, govt can't prevent publication unless it presents a clear and present danger |
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Tinker vs Des Moines
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black arm band case
Tinker won b/c their actions weren't disruptive defined constitutional rights of students |
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Bethel School District vs Fraser
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speech with innuendo
school won - can punish vulgar speech |
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Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeier
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school newspaper articles on divorce, teen pregnancy
school won - can censor a school sponsored newspaper |
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Morse vs Frederick
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bong hits for jesus
Morse won - can suppress student speech at a school event |
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Harper vs Poway
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harper wore anti-gay day of silence shirt
school won - has right to punish speech if it causes a disruption/ infringes on other students rights |
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JS vs Blue Mountain School District
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JS created fake myspace principal profile
parents argued it was done at home JS won - not done at school, school can't sue |
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Layshock vs Hermitage school district
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fake profile mocking principal - received suspension
student won case - done at home |
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Kowalski vs Berkley County Schools
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myspace hate group against student
kowalski suspended- sued, lost case because other student felt threatened at school |
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The College Hazelwood Case - Kincaid vs Gibson
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betty gibson didn't like stuff in the yearbook
students sued - school won, has right to censor university media |
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Hosty vs. Carter
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gov. state university school paper
published articles critcizing faculty students won at district court, lost at 7th circuit court |
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US vs O'Brien
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burn draft card as symbolic protest
o'brien lost case - govt can control some behavior |
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Cohen vs California
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F* the draft jacket
maliciously disturbing the peace - scotus voted in favor of cohen |
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Chaplinsky vs New Hampshire
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Jehovas Witness – called an officer bad things,
Fighting words- new Hampshire won, |
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Brandenburg vs Ohio.
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Invited the press to come to a KKK rally, charged w/ aggravating violence
Brandenburg won – govt can’t punish inflammatory speech unless it incites action |
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Texas vs. Johnson 1989
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Johnson burned the flag at protest, arrested for violating Texas law.
Court ruling – govt can’t prohibit idea just because they disagree and think it’s offensive Texas state law ruled unconstitutional – all laws that violated desecration of flag overruled. |
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US vs Eichman
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Invalidated a federal law against flag desecration
Govt can’t prosecute a person for burning a flag - expressive conduct |
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Black vs. Virginia (2003)
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2 separate cases of cross burning
1st private property with permission 2nd house party - in african american neighbors' yard, Virginia’s law prohibiting cross burning with the intent to intimidate ruled constitutional by Supreme Court |
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Wisconsin vs Mitchell
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group of AA teens, beat up white kid after watching Mississippi Burning movie
- Mitchell arrested for assault, hate crime – 4 yrs (regular law 2 yrs) - argued - Reached SCOTUS, Wisconsin won. Violence is not protected speech- ok for states to pass a law to make it illegal to hurt someone based on race etc. |