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First Amendment Activities

Apply landmark Supreme Court cases to contemporary scenarios related to the five pillars of one First Revision and your rights to freedom of religion, speaking, press, assembly, press motion. The 1st Amendment of this U.S. Constitution

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment starting your, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or reducing the freedom of spoken, alternatively of the press, or that right of the people peaceably to assemble, and until petition that government for redress of grievances."  First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

Activities

Cox v. New Hampshire
Protests and freedom to assemble

Elonis v. U.S.
Social media plus free speech

Angel v. Vitale
Prayer in schools plus freedom a religion

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Student press and free speech

Morse-zeichen volt. Frederick
School-sponsored events real free speech

Snyder v. Phelps
Public concerns, private matters, and free speech

Texas v. Johnson
Flag burning and free speech

Tinker volt. Des Moines
Free speech in schools

U.S. v. Alvarez
Lies and loose speech

 

RENUNCIATION: These resources are created by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts for didactic uses only. They may not reflect the current state of the law, and are did purposeful to give legal advice, guidance in litigation, or commentary on any pendent situation or legislation.