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Free speech methodology
1st AMD protected/unprotected speech
Places available for speech
Freedom of association
Freedom of religion
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Free speech methodology

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content-based v content-neutral restrictions
prior restraints
vagueness and overbreadth
symbolic speech
anonymous speech
government speech
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Free speech methodology
content-based v content-neutral restrictions

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  1. Content-based restrictions on speech generally must meet strict scrutiny.
    a. subject matter restrictions (application of law depends on message topic)
    b. viewpoint restrictions (application of law depends on message ideology)
  2. Content-neutral laws burdening speech generally need only meet intermediate scrutiny
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prior restraints

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prior restraint - something that stops speech before it occurs
apply strict scrutiny
court orders or license/permit

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Free speech methodology
prior restraints - court order

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Court orders (TROs, injunctions) suppressing speech must meet strict scrutiny.
Procedurally proper court orders MUST BE COMPLIED WITH until they are vacated or overturned.
A person who violates a court order is barred from later challenging it.

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prior restraints - license/permit

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Govt can require a license/permit for speech ONLY if there is an important reason for licensing AND clear criteria leaving almost no discretion to the licensing authority.
Licensing schemes MUST contain procedural safeguards such as prompt determination of requests for licenses and judicial review of license denials.

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Vagueness and overbreadth

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Vagueness - a reasonable person cannot tell what speech is prohibited and what is allowed (unconstitutional)
Overbreadth - the law regulates substantially more speech than the constitution allows (unconstitutional)
Fighting words laws are unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.

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symbolic speech

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Govt can regulate conduct that communicates IF it has an important interest unrelated to suppression of the message AND if the impact on communication is no greater than necessary to achieve the govt’s purpose

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Free speech methodology
symbolic speech examples

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flag burning (constitutional)
draft card burning (not constitutional)
nude dancing (may be prohibited)
cross burning (constitutional UNLESS done w/intent to threaten)
campaign contribution limits (constitutional)
campaign expenditure limits (not constitutional)
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Free speech methodology
anonymous speech

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Anonymous speech is protected

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government speech

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Government speech cannot be challenged as violating the 1st AMD.

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1st AMD protected/unprotected speech

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incitement of illegal activity
obscene and sexually-oriented speech
commercial speech
defamation and IIED
privacy
speech by govt employees
other restrictions
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incitement of illegal activity

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Govt may punish speech IF there is a substantial likelihood of imminent illegal activity AND if the speech is directed to causing imminent illegality.

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obscene and sexually-oriented speech
Miller test for obscene speech

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Miller test for obscene speech

  1. The material must appeal to the prurient interest (community std)
  2. The material must be patently offensive under the law prohibiting obscenity (depends on the law - fed, state or local)
  3. Taken as a whole, the material must lack serious redeeming artistic, literary, political or scientific value (ALPS) (national std)
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1st AMD protected/unprotected speech
obscene and sexually-oriented speech issues

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  1. Govt may use zoning ordinances to regulate the location of adult bookstores and movie theaters
  2. Child pornography may be completely banned, even if not obscene. (Children must be used in the production to be child porn; if not, it’s not child porn)
  3. Govt may not punish private possession of obscene materials, but govt may punish private possession of child porn.
  4. Govt may seize assets of businesses convicted of violating obscenity laws
  5. Profane and indecent speech is generally protected by the 1st AMD.
    5a. Not protected over broadcast media but protected over cable or internet
    5b. Not protected in schools
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commercial speech

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  1. Advertising for illegal activity, and false and deceptive ads are NOT protected by the 1st AMD
  2. True commercial speech that inherently risks deception can be prohibited (professionals from advertising/practicing under a trade name, attorney in-person solicitation of clients for profit, but NOT accountants)
  3. Other commercial speech can be regulated IF intermediate scrutiny is met
  4. Govt regulation of commercial speech must be narrowly tailored but does not need to be the least restrictive alternative
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1st AMD protected/unprotected speech
defamation and IIED

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  1. Public official or public figure - P can recover for defamation by proving 1) falsity of the statement and 2) actual malice. Can recover compensatory, presumed, punitive damages.
  2. Private figure re: public concern - P can recover for defamation by proving 1) falsity of the statement and 2) negligence by D. Can recover compensatory for actual injury, presumed or punitive require actual malice
  3. Private figure not public concern - P can recover for defamation by proving 1) falsity of the statement and 2) negligence by D. Can recover compensatory for actual injury presumed or punitive do not require actual malice
  4. IIED liability for defamatory speech must meet the defamation standards and cannot exist for speech otherwise protected by the 1st AMD.
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privacy

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  1. Govt may not create liability for the truthful reporting of information that was lawfully obtained from the govt
  2. Liability is not allowed if the media broadcasts a tape of an illegally intercepted call if the media did not participate in the illegality and it involves a matter of public importance
  3. Govt may limit its dissemination of information to protect privacy
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1st AMD protected/unprotected speech
speech by govt employees

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Speech by govt employees ON THE JOB in the performance of their duties is not protected by the 1st AMD.

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other restrictions

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Other govt restrictions based on the content of speech must meet strict scrutiny.
Restrictions on violent speech must meet strict scrutiny.

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Places available for speech

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public forums
designated public forums
limited public forums
non-public forums
private property for speech purposes
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Places available for speech
public forums

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public forums - govt properties that the govt is constitutionally required to make available for speech

  1. Regulations must be subject matter and viewpoint neutral, or if not, strict scrutiny must be met
  2. If content neutral, regulations must be a time, place, or matter regulation that serves an important govt purpose AND leaves open adequate alternative places for communication.
  3. Govt regulation of public forums need not use the least restrictive alternative but must be narrowly tailored
  4. City officials cannot have discretion to set permit fees for public demonstrations
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Places available for speech
designated public forums

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designated public forums - govt properties that the govt could close to speech but choose to keep open. Same rules as public forums

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Places available for speech
limited public forums

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limited public forums - govt properties that are limited to certain groups or dedicated to the discussion of only some subjects. Govt can regulate speech in LPF so long as the regulation is reasonable and viewpoint neutral.

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Places available for speech
non-public forums

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non-public forums - govt properties that the govt constitutionally can and does close to speech (i.e. military base, airport, area outside prison/jail, post office sidewalks). Govt can regulate speech in non-public forums so long as the regulation is reasonable and viewpoint neutral.

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Places available for speech
private property for speech purposes

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No 1st AMD right of access to private property for speech purposes (privately owned shopping malls)

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freedom of association

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Laws that prohibit or punish group membership must meet strict scrutiny.
Laws that require disclosure of group membership, where such disclosure would chill association, must meet strict scrutiny.
Laws that prohibit a group from discriminating are constitutional UNLESS they interfere w/intimate association or expressive activity

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freedom of association
punish membership in a group

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To punish membership in a group, it must be proven that the person:

a. actively affiliated w/the group
b. knowing of its illegal activities, and
c. w/the specific intent of furthering those illegal activites

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freedom of religion

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  1. free exercise clause

2. establishment clause

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freedom of religion
free exercise clause

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  1. Free exercise clause cannot be used to challenge a neutral law of general applicability.
  2. Govt may not deny benefits to individuals who quit their jobs for religious reasons
  3. Govt may not hold a religious institution liable for the choices it makes as to who will be its ministers
  4. Govt may not punish religious beliefs unless necessary to achieve a compelling interest (strict scrutiny)
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freedom of association
establishment clause

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Establishment clause - The government may make no law regarding the establishment of religion.

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freedom of association
establishment clause
Lemon test

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Lemon test - a law is unconstitutional as violating the establishment clause if it does not meet all 3 requirements.

  1. There must be a Secular purpose for the law
  2. The Effect must be neither to advance nor inhibit religion
  3. There must not be eXcessive entanglement with religion (S,E,eX)
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freedom of association
establishment clause issues

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  1. Govt cannot discriminate against religious speech or among religions unless strict scrutiny is met
  2. Govt sponsored religious activity in public schools is unconstitutional, but religious student and community groups must have the same access to school facilities as non-religious groups
  3. Govt may give assistance to parochial schools so long as it is not used for religious instruction. Govt may provide parents vouchers which they use in parochial schools.

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