Timeline of court cases that protect first amendment rights

  • Whitney v. California

  • Near v. Minnesota

  • West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

  • The New York Times v. Sullivan

  • Ginsberg v. New York

  • Brandenburg v. Ohio

  • Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

  • New York Times Company v. United States

  • Miller v. California

  • Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc

  • Minarcini v. Strongsville (Ohio) City School District

  • Smith v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile (Ala.) County

  • Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

  • Texas v. Johnson