Download Constitutional Law: First Amendment Rights and Censorship and more Quizzes Communication and Development studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Gitlow v. New York DEFINITION 1 Left Wing Manifesto and the Revolutionary Age First Amendment rights are protected by the due process clause of the 14th Amendment from impairment by the states TERM 2 Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart DEFINITION 2 judge allowed people to come to preliminary hearing but they couldn't tell people what went on in the courtroom courtroom closure is not prior restraint, a gag order is TERM 3 US v. O'Brien DEFINITION 3 burning draft card expressive conduct O'Brien test= intermediate scrutiny TERM 4 Virginia v. Black DEFINITION 4 two cases of cross burning cross burning (intimidating speech) may be restricted TERM 5 Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors, U.Va. DEFINITION 5 University wouldn't fund Christian publication, but funded Muslim organization Government can't regulate speech based on content TERM 6 Roth v. US DEFINITION 6 Roth indicted for sending porn through mail ("Good Times") Jury found "Good Times" to be obscene Does the average person, applying contemporary community standards find that the dominant theme of the material, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest? TERM 7 Reno v. ACLU DEFINITION 7 indecent material cannot be restricted for adults in order to protect children TERM 8 Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition DEFINITION 8 virtual child pornography cannot be regulated based on tenuous enforcement assumptions TERM 9 US v. Williams DEFINITION 9 a prohibition against the advertising of child pornography is constitutional TERM 10 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission DEFINITION 10 the 1st Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations and unions TERM 21 Houchins v. KQED DEFINITION 21 the court refused to recognize a "right of access", under the 1st Amendment, to interview particular prisoners TERM 22 Wilson v. Layne DEFINITION 22 the Washington Post and drug agents journalists took pictures of arrest in homes a media ride-along violates the 4th amendment TERM 23 Time, Inc. v. Firestone DEFINITION 23 Firestone sued Time for libel and won Time appealed Court upheld ruling because Firestone was not a public figure TERM 24 Time v. Hill DEFINITION 24 plaintiffs in false light invasion of privacy cases must prove actual malice TERM 25 Snyder v. Phelps DEFINITION 25 Westboro Baptist Church picketed Snyder's son's funeral Supreme Court found in favor of the church the war in Iraq and homosexuality are matters of public concern members of the WBC had the right to protest the property Snyder proved he suffered severe emotional distress (irrelevant to the outcome of the case, trumped by the rights of WBC)
