Freedom of Speech
A barista at Starbucks using racist language
Triplett v. Starbucks Coffee - unconstitutional
A student inciting other students to riot against the police
Feiner v. New York - constitutional
False advertisement by a shoe manufacturer
Nike Inc. v. Marc Kasky - unconstitutional
Protesting a marine's funeral by yelling "God Hates Fags" at the funeral.
Albert Snyder v. Fred Phelps Sr. - consttitutional
A clerk at Bojangle’s using fighting words with a customer
Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire - unconstitutional
Hate Speech
National Solcialist Party v. Skokie - constutuional
Burning a flag
Texas v. Johnson - constitutional
A male boss telling sexually explicit jokes to a female worker
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson - unconstitutional
An anti abortion web site that lists the photos of abortion providers with Xs crossing out the doctors who have been assassinated.
Schenck v. United States - unconstitutional
Triplett v. Starbucks Coffee - unconstitutional
A student inciting other students to riot against the police
Feiner v. New York - constitutional
False advertisement by a shoe manufacturer
Nike Inc. v. Marc Kasky - unconstitutional
Protesting a marine's funeral by yelling "God Hates Fags" at the funeral.
Albert Snyder v. Fred Phelps Sr. - consttitutional
A clerk at Bojangle’s using fighting words with a customer
Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire - unconstitutional
Hate Speech
National Solcialist Party v. Skokie - constutuional
Burning a flag
Texas v. Johnson - constitutional
A male boss telling sexually explicit jokes to a female worker
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson - unconstitutional
An anti abortion web site that lists the photos of abortion providers with Xs crossing out the doctors who have been assassinated.
Schenck v. United States - unconstitutional
- What is speech? Anything that is either spoken or implied by an action.
- What is the Clear and Present Danger Doctrine? A doctrine adopted by the Supreme Court of the united States to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press or assembly.
- Are there any lines of freedom of speech that you can not cross? Commit treason by threatening or slandering president, Shouting fire in a movie theatre when there is no fire evident, or threatening the well being of a human life
- What is hate speech and what is the law regarding hate speech? Hate speech is speech inciting hate towards a group of people. The law says that this is completely legal.