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Freedom of Speech U.S. Supreme Court Cases
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SCHENCK v. UNITED STATES
The Case Question Are Schenck's actions (words, expression) protected by the free speech clause of the First Amendment? -
GITLOW v. NEW YORK
The Case Question Is the New York law punishing advocacy to overthrow the government by force an unconstitutional violation of the free speech clause of the First Amendment? -
WHITNEY v. CALIFORNIA
The Case Question Did the Criminal Syndicalism Act violate the First or Fourteenth Amendments? -
NEAR v. MINNESOTA EX REL. OLSON
The Case Question Does the Minnesota "gag law" violate the free press provision of the First Amendment? -
FEINER v. NEW YORK
The Case Question Did Feiner's arrest for inciting a breach of the peace violate his right to free speech under the First Amendment? -
Dennis v. United States
The Case Question Did the Smith Act's restrictions on speech violate the First Amendment?
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UNITED STATES v. O'BRIEN
The Case Question Was the law an unconstitutional infringement of O'Brien's freedom of speech? -
TINKER v. DES MOINES IND. COMM. SCHOOL DIST.
The Case Question Does a prohibition against the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of symbolic protest, violate the First Amendment's freedom of speech protections? -
BRANDENBURG v. OHIO
The Case Question Did Ohio's criminal syndicalism law, prohibiting public speech that advocates various illegal activities, violate Brandenburg's right to free speech as protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments? -
COHEN v. CALIFORNIA
The Case Question Did California's statute, prohibiting the display of offensive messages such as "Fuck the Draft," violate freedom of expression as protected by the First Amendment? -
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
[The Case](aclu.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=425) The Question:
Should the Illinois Supreme Court have granted a stay pending the appeal on the injunction against Appellants, denying them the right to demonstrate in the village of Skokie? -
TEXAS v. JOHNSON
The Case Question Is the desecration of an American flag, by burning or otherwise, a form of speech that is protected under the First Amendment? -
SNYDER v. PHELPS
The Case Question Does the First Amendment protect protesters at a funeral from liability for intentionally inflicting emotional distress on the family of the deceased?
