First Amendment Freedoms

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Abington School District v. Schempp (1963)

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Barred Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer.

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Stone v. Graham (1980)

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Barred posting of Ten Commandments.

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Wallace v. Jaffree (1985)

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Banned silent meditation.

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Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940)

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Prevented government from deciding what was a religion.

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Bunn v. North Carolina (1949)

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Prohibits poisonous reptiles in religious ceremonies.

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Welsh v. United States (1970)

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Expands beliefs that can be used to obtain conscientious objector status.

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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

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Amish children cannot be forced under compulsory education past the 8th grade.

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Texas v. Johnson (1989)

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Court protected flag burning.

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Yates v. United States (1957)

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Speech is protected unless it violates the "clear and present danger rule."

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Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)

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Government cannot punish inflammatory speech unless it is likely to incite lawless action.

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Near v. Minnesota

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Rejects prior restraints on publication.

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Branzburg v. Hayes

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First Amendment cannot be used as a defense for reporters summoned to testify.

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Miller v. California

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Defines what constitutes unprotected obscenity for First Amendment purposes and reiterates that obscenity is not protected.

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Reno v. ACLU (1997)

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Supreme Court held that Internet speech entitled to the fullest First Amendment protections.

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Adderley v. Florida (1966)

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States may protect their property and withhold its use from demonstrators for nondiscriminatory reasons.

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Grayned v. City of Rockford (1972)

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Antipicketing laws are unconstitutional but upholds antinoise laws.

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Lloyd Corporation v. Tanner (1972)

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Protects private property from being used for protest.

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Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York (1997)

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Supreme Court upholds fixed buffer zones around abortion clinics to protect patients.

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NAACP v. Alabama

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Barred states from scrutinizing petitioner membership lists.

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Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte (1987)

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Justice Powell argued that women may join the club because it does not prevent the club from carrying out its purposes.