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30 cze 2022 · Here are summaries of the Supreme Court’s major First Amendment decisions this term: 1. NetChoice LLC v. Paxton. The Supreme Court agreed to keep a preliminary injunction of Texas’ social media law in place, preventing the law from going into effect pending a full review of the law’s constitutionality.
1. State laws must be consistent with the First Amendment and not violate freedom of speech | Gitlow v. New York (1925) In this case, the Supreme Court’s ruling relied on the idea that the First Amendment’s opening words – “Congress shall make no law” – really means government at all levels.
1 lip 2024 · In a unanimous decision by Justice Sotomayor, the court held that the NRA plausibly stated a claim that Vullo violated the First Amendment by coercing regulated businesses to end their relationship with the NRA based on the group’s advocacy of gun rights.
The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions of the defendants for conspiring to violate certain federal statutes by attempting to incite subordination in the armed forces and interfere with recruitment and enlistment.
4 sty 2019 · Falwell – (1988) The first amendment protects the right of a publication to parody a public figure. Employment Division v. Smith – (1988) States may accommodate illegal activities even if they are in the pursuit of religious activities, but they are not required to.
6 lip 2023 · Counterman v. Colorado (true threats) The court decided to heighten the intent requirement for convicting a person of making a “true threat.” The court again elevated free speech rights over concerns about other rights, here concerns about stalking and online harassment.
The case violated the First Amendment because it placed an unconstitutional “prior restraint” on the free press. Prior restraint is any law that chills, censors, or silences speech before it is produced.
