The Oyez Project: First Amendment Issues - Miscellaneous Decisions

Beard v. Banks - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Does a prison policy that denies newspapers, magazines, and photographs to the worst-behaved prisoners violate the First Amendment?

Board of County Commissioners v. Umbehr - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 28 Jun 1996 12:00:00 -0500

Did the Board's termination of Umbehr's contract, presumably as a result of his criticisms, constitute a violation of his First Amendment freedom of speech?

Board of Regents Univ. Wisc. v. Southworth - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 22 Mar 2000 12:00:00 -0500

May public universities and colleges subsidize campus groups by means of a mandatory student activity fee without violating the First Amendment rights of students who find some campus groups objectionable?

Burson v. Freeman - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 26 May 1992 12:00:00 -0500

Did Tennessee's 100-foot limit violate the First Amendment's freedom of speech?

Butterworth v. Smith - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 21 Mar 1990 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Clingman v. Beaver - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 23 May 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Do state election laws that restrict the voters a party may invite to vote in its primary election violate the First Amendment rights to freedom of expression and association?

Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does the First Amendment bar a plaintiff from recovering damages, under state promissory estoppel law, for a newspaper's breach of a promise of confidentiality?

Connick v. Myers - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Apr 1983 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Dawson v. Delaware - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 09 Mar 1992 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Democratic Party Of U.S. v. Wisconsin - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 25 Feb 1981 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Denver Area Consortium v. FCC - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 28 Jun 1996 12:00:00 -0500

Do the Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act's empowerments and restrictions violate the petitioner's First Amendment right to freedom of speech?

Elrod v. Burns - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 25 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

FCC v. Pacifica Foundation - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Jul 1978 12:00:00 -0500

Does the First Amendment deny government any power to restrict the public broadcast of indecent language under any circumstances?

Forsyth County, Georgia v. Nationalist Movement - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 19 Jun 1992 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

FW/PBS, Inc. v. Dallas - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 09 Jan 1990 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Garcetti v. Ceballos - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 30 May 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Should a public employee's purely job-related speech, expressed strictly pursuant to the duties of employment, be protected by the First Amendment simply because it touched on a matter of public concern, or must the speech also be engaged in "as a citizen?"

Gentile v. State Bar Of Nevada - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 27 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Good News Club v. Milford Central School - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Did Milford Central School violate the First Amendment free speech rights of the Good News Club when it excluded the Club from meeting after hours at the school? If a violation occurred, was it justified by Milford's concern that permitting the Club's activities would violate the Establishment Clause?

Greer v. Spock - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 24 Mar 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Hartman v. Moore - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Are law enforcement agents liable for retaliatory prosecution in violation of a defendant's First Amendment free speech rights when the prosecution was supported by probable cause?

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 13 Jan 1988 12:00:00 -0500

Did the principal's deletion of the articles violate the students' rights under the First Amendment?

Houchins v. KQED Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 26 Jun 1978 12:00:00 -0500

Did the First Amendment guarantee news media a right of access to jails over and above that of other persons?

Hudgens v. NLRB - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 03 Mar 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Hynes v. Mayor Of Oradell - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 19 May 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Int. Society for Krishna Consciousness v. Lee - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 26 Jun 1992 12:00:00 -0500

Does the regulation violate the First Amendment free speech clause?

Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Union - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 Jun 1977 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Kelley v. Johnson - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 05 Apr 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Ladue v. Gilleo - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 13 Jun 1994 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Ladue ordinance violate Gilleo's right to free speech as protected by the First Amendment?

Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 01 May 1978 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Leathers v. Medlock - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 16 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does differential taxation of different media violate the First and 14th Amendments? Does differential taxation of members of the same medium violate the First and 14th Amendments?

Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 21 Feb 1995 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 28 Feb 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Does the funding restriction on the Legal Services Corporation, which prevents attorneys from representing clients in an attempt to amend or challenge existing welfare law, violate the First Amendment?

Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 05 May 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Does the First Amendment permit a State to maintain fraud actions alleging that fundraisers made false or misleading representations designed to deceive donors about how their donations will be used?

Madison Sch. Dist. v. Wisconsin Emp. Rel. Comm'n - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 08 Dec 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 19 Apr 1995 12:00:00 -0500

Does the prohibition of the distribution of anonymous campaign literature abridge freedom of speech as protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments?

Meese v. Keene - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 Apr 1987 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Minnesota Bd. For Community Colleges v. Knight - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 21 Feb 1984 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Mt. Healthy City Board Of Ed. v. Doyle - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 11 Jan 1977 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Nebraska Press Assoc. v. Stuart - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 30 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

Did the judge's order violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments?

O'Hare Truck Service v. Northlake - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 28 Jun 1996 12:00:00 -0500

Did O'Hare Truck Service's removal from Northlake's employment list, as a result of its support for an opposition mayoral candidate, violate O'Hare Truck Services freedom of speech?

Overton v. Bazzetta - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Did the Department of Corrections ban on visits by minors violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment and the freedom of association of the First Amendment?

Republican Party of Minnesota v. White - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Does the First Amendment permit the Minnesota Supreme Court to prohibit candidates for judicial election in that State from announcing their views on disputed legal and political issues?

Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Solomon Amendment, which witholds certain federal funds from colleges and universities that restrict the access of military recruiters to students, violate the First Amendment?

Shaw v. Murphy - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Do prison inmates have a constitutional right to provide legal assistance to fellow inmates?

Simon & Schuster v. NY Crime Victims Board - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 10 Dec 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Did the Son of Sam law violate the free speech clause of the First Amendment?

Thomas v. Chicago Park District - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 15 Jan 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Must a municipal park ordinance requiring individuals to obtain a permit before conducting large-scale events must, consistent with the First Amendment, contain certain procedural safeguards?

Turner Broadcasting v. FCC - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 27 Jun 1994 12:00:00 -0500

Are the must-carry rules content-based and thus a violation of the cable companies' First Amendment right to free speech?

United States v. Grace - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Apr 1983 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 22 May 2000 12:00:00 -0500

Is section 505 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 the least restrictive means to block the transmission of cable television channels primarily dedicated to sexually oriented programming, such that it does not violate the First Amendment?

University of Pennsylvania v. EEOC - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 09 Jan 1990 12:00:00 -0500

Does requiring a university to disclose confidential peer review materials in an investigation violate the First Amendment?

Virginia v. Hicks - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Is the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority's trespass policy, which provides for arrest after being served notice for being on the premises without "a legitimate business or social purpose," facially invalid under the First Amendment's overbreadth doctrine?

Waters v. Churchill - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 31 May 1994 12:00:00 -0500

Was Churchill's firing impermissible under the First Amendment?