First amendment

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Where to find it

Law Library — Reserve Room (4th floor)

Call Number
KF4770 .W43 2006
Status
Available

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Summary

Sum and Substance audio set provides a concise summary of First Amendment law.

Contents

Disc 1. Freedom of speech, the justifications for protecting speech -- Advocacy of illegal action -- Content-based restrictions on speech -- The "fighting words" doctrine -- Defamation -- Emotional distress -- Invasion of privacy -- Obscenity -- Disk 2. Offensive speech -- Child pornography -- Pornography as discrimination against women -- Commercial speech -- Hate speech -- Campaign finance -- Disk 3. Campaign finance, cont. -- Overbreadth and vagueness -- The prohibition against prior restraints, licensing -- Injunctions -- Content-neutral restrictions, public forum doctrine -- O'Brien and other time, place and manner restrictions -- Disc 4. Technology and the First Amendment -- The press clause -- Does the Constitution grant the press a preferred position? -- Access to judicial proceedings -- The press and due process -- Prior restraints -- Freedom of expression and compelled speech, the right of association -- Disc 5. Compelled speech -- Government as employer, educator, and funder, First Amendment rights of public employees -- Student free speech rights -- Government funding of speech -- The religion clauses, overview of the religion clauses -- The establishment clause -- Disc 6. Financial aid to religion, early cases -- The lemon test and doctrinal turmoil -- Agostini & Mitchell -- School vouchers -- School prayer -- Curricular issues -- Disc 7. Official acknowledgment -- Establishment-free exercise and free speech tensions -- The free exercise clause -- Burdens on religion, early cases -- Sherbert, Yoder, and heightened review -- Modern cases (Smith and Lyng) -- Discrimination against religion.

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