Funeral Protests

Funeral Protests
Author: Kathleen Ann Ruane
Publisher:
Total Pages: 13
Release: 2011
Genre: Church and state
ISBN:

The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC or Church) has been protesting military funerals for a number of years. The Church has gained national attention as a result. Its primary message is that God hates the United States and is punishing the country for its tolerance of homosexuality. The Church chooses to protest the funerals of fallen soldiers to make the point that in their opinion soldiers are dying as part of God's retribution for this country's sins. Though it began protesting military funerals, it has since branched out to funerals of fire fighters, police officers, and other public servants. It has protested events beyond funerals as well. Recently, the Supreme Court decided a case involving whether the Church could be held liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress and intrusion upon seclusion by the family of a soldier, Matthew Snyder, whose funeral the Church protested. The Supreme Court held that, at least in the case of Matthew Snyder's funeral, the speech of the WBC was fully protected by the First Amendment.

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech
Author: David L. Hudson Jr.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2017-05-05
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Detailed yet highly readable, this book explores essential and illuminating primary source documents that provide insights into the history, development, and current conceptions of the First Amendment to the Constitution. The freedom to speak one's mind is a subject of great importance to most Americans but especially to students, minorities, and those who are socially or economically disadvantaged—individuals whose voices have historically been censored or marginalized in American society. Documents Decoded: Freedom of Speech offers accessible, student-friendly explanations of specific developments in freedom of speech in the United States and carefully excerpted primary documents, making it an indispensable resource for educators seeking to teach the First Amendment and for students wanting to learn more about important free-speech decisions. The chronologically ordered documents explore topics typically covered in American history and government curricula, addressing such contemporary issues as the regulation of online speech, flag desecration, parody, public school student speech, and the Supreme Court's recent decisions on the issue of corporate speech rights.

The First Amendment

The First Amendment
Author: David L. Hudson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Constitutional law
ISBN: 9780314606488

Race and the Jury

Race and the Jury
Author: Hiroshi Fukurai
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1489911278

In this timely volume, the authors provide a penetrating analysis of the institutional mechanisms perpetuating the related problems of minorities' disenfranchisement and their underrepresentation on juries.

Freedom of Speech and Press

Freedom of Speech and Press
Author: Henry Cohen
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2010-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437925553

This report provides an overview of the major exceptions to the First Amendment ¿ of the ways that the Supreme Court has interpreted the guarantee of freedom of speech and press to provide no protection or only limited protection for some types of speech. Contents: Intro.; Obscenity; Child Pornography; Content-Based Restrictions; Non-Content-Based Restrictions; Prior Restraint; Commercial Speech; Defamation; Speech Harmful to Children; Children¿s First Amend. Rights; Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions; Incidental Restrictions; Symbolic Speech; Compelled Speech; Radio and TV; Freedom of Speech and Gov¿t. Funding; Free Speech Rights of Gov¿t. Employees and Gov¿t. Contractors; and Public Forum Doctrine.

The Fight for Free Speech

The Fight for Free Speech
Author: Ian Rosenberg
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2023-05-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1479825913

A user’s guide to understanding contemporary free speech issues in the United States Americans today are confronted by a barrage of questions relating to their free speech freedoms. What are libel laws, and do they need to be changed to stop the press from lying? Does Colin Kaepernick have the right to take a knee? Can Saturday Night Live be punished for parody? While citizens are grappling with these questions, they generally have nowhere to turn to learn about the extent of their First Amendment rights. The Fight for Free Speech answers this call with an accessible, engaging user’s guide to free speech. Media lawyer Ian Rosenberg distills the spectrum of free speech law down to ten critical issues. Each chapter in this book focuses on a contemporary free speech question—from student walkouts for gun safety to Samantha Bee’s expletives, from Nazis marching in Charlottesville to the muting of adult film star Stormy Daniels— and then identifies, unpacks, and explains the key Supreme Court case that provides the answers. Together these fascinating stories create a practical framework for understanding where our free speech protections originated and how they can develop in the future. As people on all sides of the political spectrum are demanding their right to speak and be heard, The Fight for Free Speech is a handbook for combating authoritarianism, protecting our democracy, and bringing an understanding of free speech law to all.

Constitutional Law

Constitutional Law
Author: Erwin Chemerinsky
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Total Pages: 1744
Release: 2024
Genre: Constitutional law
ISBN:

"A comprehensive, accessible text that presents the law solely through case excerpts and author-written essays"--

Constitutional Law

Constitutional Law
Author: Russell L. Weaver
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Total Pages: 2032
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1543830455

Constitutional Law: Cases, Materials, and Problems, Fifth Edition by Russell L. Weaver, Steven Friedland, and Richard Rosen is designed as a teacher’s book by stimulating thought, inviting discussion, and helping professors more effectively teach. Its thought-provoking problem approach encourages students to delve deeper into constitutional doctrine and gives them an accessible and interesting way to learn constitutional issues. Problems at the beginning of each chapter are referenced throughout the text for continuity. Principal constitutional law cases are edited as lightly as possible to allow the Supreme Court to speak for itself, with shorter notes that accompany the problems. New to the Fifth Edition: Updates to the text and additional cases added throughout including: Rucho v. Common Cause; United States v. Sanchez- Gomez; Dawson v. Steager; Gamble v. United States; Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of California; Hawaii v. Trump; Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck; Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam; Knick v. Township of Scott; Murr v. Wisconsin; Ramos v. Louisiana; Bostock v. Clayton County; Georgia, Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc.; Abbott v. Perez; Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute; Sessions v. Morales- Santana; Bethune- Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections; Cooper v. Harris; Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, Inc.; Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.; Iancu v. Brunetti; National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra; Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky; Packingham v. North Carolina; Matal v. Tam; Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue; Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania; The American Legion v. American Humannist Association; Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission; Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Director; Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman; Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association Professors and students will benefit from: Lightly edited cases allow students to see the fullest possible analysis of the law. Diverse perspectives are presented on constitutional interpretation, federalism, and public policy. An emphasis on federalism and other oft-marginalized topi compared to other constitutional law casebooks, this text spends considerable time on federalism, balance of powers, and other topics that are sometimes only given passing reference. A complete examination of Second Amendment rights and executive power.

Media Law and Ethics

Media Law and Ethics
Author: Roy L. Moore
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1002
Release: 2012-03-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1136503544

This is the first textbook to explicitly integrate both media law and ethics within one volume. A truly comprehensive overview, it is a thoughtful introduction to media law principles and cases and the related ethical concerns relevant to the practice of professional communication. With special attention made to key cases and practices, authors Roy L. Moore and Michael D. Murray revisit the most timely and incendiary issues in modern American media. Exploring where the law ends and ethics begin, each chapter includes a discussion of the ethical dimensions of a specific legal topic. The Fourth Edition includes new legal cases and emerging issues in media law and ethics as well as revised subject and case indices. In addition to a separate chapter devoted exclusively to media ethics by Michael Farrell, a new chapter on international and foreign law by Dr. Kyu Ho Youm has also been added. Resources on the companion website include updated PowerPoint presentations and a sample syllabus for instructors, and a glossary, chapter review questions, chapter quizzes, and all seven of the book’s original appendices for students. An excellent integration of both law and ethics, this is the ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses in media law and ethics.