Feb 12 |
"clear and present danger" |
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Schenck v. United States, 249 US 47 (1919) |
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Gitlow v. New York, 268 US 652 (1925) |
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Whitney v. California, 274 US 357 (1927) |
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Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 US 444 (1969) |
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"fighting words" |
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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 US 568 (1942) |
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Terminiello v. Chicago, 337 US 1 (1949) |
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Cohen v. California, 403 US 15 (1971) |
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Feb 19 |
subversive politics (part 1) |
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Debs v. United States, 249 US 211 (1919) |
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Stromberg v. California, 283 US 359 (1931) |
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De Jonge v. Oregon, 299 US 353 (1937) |
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Watkins v. United States, 354 US 178 (1957) |
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Lamont v. Postmaster General, 381 US 301 (1965) |
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Feb 26 |
Response Paper #1 due |
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subversive politics (part 2) |
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Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969) |
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Ladue v. Gilleo, --- US --- (1994) |
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hate speech |
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R.A.V. v. St. Paul, 505 US 377 (1992) |
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Wisconsin v. Mitchell, 508 US 476 (1993) |
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Mar 5 |
Case Study #1 due |
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the pledge of allegiance |
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Minersville v. Gobitis, 310 US 586 (1940) |
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West Virginia v. Barnette, 319 US 624 (1943) |
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flag burning |
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Street v. New York, 394 US 576 (1969)
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Texas v. Johnson, 491 US 397 (1989) |
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United States v. Eichman, 496 US 310 (1990) |
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Mar 12 |
NO CLASS -- SPRING BREAK |
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Mar 19 |
Response Paper #2 due |
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the press and national security |
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New York Times v. United States, 403 US 715 (1971) |
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libel and defamation of character |
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New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 US 254 (1964) |
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Hustler v. Falwell, 485 US 46 (1988) |
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Mar 26 |
Case Study #2 due |
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obscenity and nudity |
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Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 US 184 (1964) |
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Miller v. California, 413 US 15 (1973) |
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Barnes v. Glen Theatre, 501 US 560 (1991) |
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City of Erie v. Pap's, --- US --- (2000) |
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Apr 2 |
Response Paper #3 due |
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miscellaneous first amendment cases (part 1) |
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FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 US 726 (1978) |
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Board of Education v. Pico, 457 US 853 (1987) |
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Forsyth County v. Nationalist Movement, 505 US 123 (1992) |
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Apr 9 |
Case Study #3 due |
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miscellaneous first amendment cases (part 2) |
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NEA v. Finley, --- US --- (1998) |
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Reno v. ACLU, --- US --- (1997) |