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Debs v. United States
a speech in Canton, Ohio protesting involvement in World War I. During the speech, he discussed the rise of socialism and specifically praised individuals who had refused to serve in the military and obstructed military recruiting. For his speech, Debs was arrested & charged with violating the Espionage Act. At trial, Debs argued the Espionage Act violated his right to free speech under the First Amendment. A federal district court rejected his claim & sentenced Debs to ten years in jail -
West Virginia v. Barnette
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Walker v. City of Birmingham
Civil rights activists who planned to march on Good Friday and Easter were denied parade permits from the city. When they indicated their intention to march anyway, Birmingham obtained an injunction from a state court which ordered them to refrain from demonstrating. Marchers who defied the order, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy, were arrested.The Court upheld the arrests since Walker failed to use proper judicial procedures to test the injunction's validity. -
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
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Bethel School District v. Fraser
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
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Texas v. Johnson
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Reno v. ACLU
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Morse v. Frederick
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Elonis v. United States
Anthony Elonis was convicted under 18, which criminalizes threats made on the internet. he was posting threats to injure his coworkers, his wife, the police, a kindergarten class, and a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent on Facebook. -
Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz.
Clyde Reed, pastor of Good News Community Church rented space at an elementary school in Gilbert, placed about 17 signs in the area announcing the time and location of Good News' services. ordinaces against size, #, duration, & location of certain types of signs. Good News sued Gilbert& claimed that the Sign Code violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. District found the signs constitutiona. -
Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
soldiers who fought for the confederacy in the Civil War, applied to have a new specialty license plate issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. The proposed license plate had two confederate flags on it: one in the organization's logo, and one faintly making up the background of the plate. The board in charge of approving new specialty plates received multiple negative comments from the public regarding this plate and ultimately voted to deny Texas SCV's applicationNot unconstitutional
