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25 Cards in this Set
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Prior restraint/gag order
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Judicial prevention of a statement or other expression from being published/ A court order forbidding public reporting or commentary, as by the news media, on a case currently before the court.
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Sedition
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Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.
Insurrection; rebellion |
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Makeup of Georgia's court system
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supreme court, court of appeals, superior courts, state courts, juvenile courts, probate courts, magistrate courts, municipal courts
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Members of the U.S. Supreme Court
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John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Ruthe Bader Ginsberg, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens, Samuel Alito
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Importance of Aerppagitica
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appeal to Parliament to rescind their Licensing Order of June 16th, 1643. This order was designed to bring publishing under government control by creating a number of official censors to whom authors would submit their work for approval prior to having it published
the debate between legitimate societal control and freedom - whether of printing, speech, or thought - is on-going, and will continue to be of central importance in our media-dependent culture |
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Importance of the Zenger Trial
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printer sued by Gov't of NY for printing and publishing several sedicious libels
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First Amendment
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the gov't for a redress of grievances.
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How a case works through the U.S. Courts to the Supreme Court
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goes through appeals, either hear it, don't hear it, or re-mand it to a lower level for re-trial
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Free press/fair trial
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a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology/ The right to a fair trial is a norm of international human rights law designed to protect
individuals from the unlawful and arbitrary curtailment or deprivation of other basic rights and freedoms, the most prominent of which are the right to life and liberty of the person. |
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2nd Amendment
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bear arms
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3rd Amendment
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no soldier in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner
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4th Amendment
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search and seizures, miranda rights
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5th Amendment
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don't have to speak out against yourself or family, due process
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6th Amendment
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speedy and public trial
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treason
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Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.
A betrayal of trust or confidence. |
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sedition act of 1798
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4 laws passed making it illegal to write publish anything libel
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6th amendment
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right to a speedy and public trial
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7th amendment
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the of trial by jury shall be preserved if controversy exceeds 20 dollars
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8th amendment
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excessive bail, nor excessive fines, nor cruel and unusual punishments
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9th amendment
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criminals have rights, equal rights
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10th amendment
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states rights, rights not listed still guranteed
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11th amendment
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perameters for suing states
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12th amendment
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electoral college
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13th amendment
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demolished slavery, civil rights
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14th amendment
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states power not stronger than the nation
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