Landmark Cases on Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech in the US, Quizzes of Communication and Development studies

Download Landmark Cases on Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech in the US and more Quizzes Communication and Development studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Chaplinksy v New Hampshire DEFINITION 1 1942; fighting words doctrine; damned fascist in middle of WWII; SupCt upheld criminal conviction who used words likely to produce an immediate violent response--breach of peace; "hate speech" can be banned today under fighting words rationale TERM 2 Village of Skokie v National Socialist Party DEFINITION 2 1977; Nazi march through village of Skokie, highly jewish neigb, allowed to march and wear swastikas because symbolic form of speech & protected TERM 3 R.A.V. v St. Paul DEFINITION 3 1992; "hate speech" cannot be banned on basis of its content- altho violent action can be; high courts overturned St Paul ord intended to punish those who burn crosses,display swastikas or express racial/religious hatred in other ways; white youth burned cross in black fam yard--gov cant punish msgs bc ideas are offensive & emotionally painful to targeted group; hate speech protected like Brandenburg Case TERM 4 Wisconsin v Mitchell DEFINITION 4 1993; state may impose harsher penalties for violent acts motivated by hatred; sev black youths watched movie Mississippi Burning & attacked white youth; Mitchell convicted of aggravated battery&sent increase under state hate-crime law; hate crimes more serious offenses than crimes in which hatred cannot be proven the motivation TERM 5 Black v Virginia DEFINITION 5 2003; court review VA across-the-board ban on crossburning; upheld prosecute those who burn on a neighb's prop w/ intent to intimidate; but in open field okay; Barry Elton Black KKKman led rally in open field, no proof rally's intent was to intimidate, protected symbolic speech ending amazing grace and burning of 30 ft cross