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Everson v. Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme court holds a New Jersey program that repay parents for money spent transporting their children to church related schools.They was trying to decide if the program violated the first amendment. -
Terminiello v.Chicago
The U.S. supreme court limited the "Fighting words" doctrine.But some say that it is the function of freedom of speech and it might come with many problems because people are saying how they feel but if the Court put this man in jail it will cause more people to anger because he was just speaking on how he felt. -
Dennis v. United States
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the convictions of 12 communist party who were convicted by the Smith Act of 1940.But the soon realize that the Smith act, is a act of banning speech which then means that the court had to overthrow the federal government and that is doesn't violate the first amendment.So then they asked for a new trail. -
Burstyn v. Wilson
The U.S. Supreme Court finds out that even movies are included with free speech and press because of the first amendment.But they still try to find a way to ban certain motion pictures that they call "Sacrilegious" Which means practicing religion,the court stated it to be as not constitutional so they find a New York statue that permits the banning of the movie. -
Roth v. United States
The U.S. Supreme Court had to determine wether the book was in the area of free speech or press within the first amendment.But then they came to an conclusion that the book was seen as obscene which means it had very cruel,profanity and dirtiness in it.And that means it would not be protected by the First amendment. -
NAACP v. Alabama
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the NAACP Of Alabama to hold it membership list from Alabama lawmakers.Alabama officials demanded the NAACP to give them the membership list but the said no because it would violate members rights. -
Barenblatt v. United States
The U.S. Supreme Court convicted a college Professor who didn't want to answer the questions before the House un-American activities committee.The government said that the First amendment rights are asserted to bar governmental interrogation. -
Engel v. Vitale
The U.S. Supreme Court said that a non-Denominational prayer violates the First amendment and that it represents government sponsorship of religion. -
Sherbert v. Verner
The U.S. Supreme Court said that the south Carolina officials violated the free-exercise rights when they denied Sherbert her unemployment-Compensation benefits. -
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
The court said that the public officials could not recover damages for a defamatory falsehood.Then it was defined as actual malice which means they knew that it was false or fake. -
Memoirs v. Massachusetts
The U.S. Supreme Court said that the book of Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure was seen as obscene. But Justice William Brennan said the book could not be seen as obscene -
Keyishian v. Board of Regents
The U.S. Supreme Court prohibited the employment of public schools and university teachers who were part of the Communist group.So they can show the importance of the academic freedom of writing.
