Chapter 13 Flashcards
(55 cards)
Allowed communities to require a parade permits
Cox v. New Hampshire
Outlawed advocating the violent overthrow of the government
Smith Act
Labor union’s right
Picketing
Upheld a conviction based on the “clear and present danger” test
Dennis v. United States
Without this basic freedom there would be no political parties
Freedom of assembly
Holocaust survivors in Skokie illustrated a free speech and assembly problem called what?
Hecklers veto
This case stands as a precedent that police may disperse a demonstration to keep the peace
Feiner v. New York
Unless there is a labor dispute the court has upheld laws that prohibit what?
Picketing a business
This was used by the court to uphold the conviction of 11 American Communist Party leaders
Smith Act
Censorship of information before publication
Prior restraint
Defined courts position on censorship
Near v. Minnesota
Court refused to halt publication of the Pentagon papers
New York Times v. United States
Regulates radio and television
FCC
Bars press from publishing certain information
Gag order
These give reporters protection against being forced to disclose confidential information
Shield laws
Do use have more First Amendment protection than broadcasters but less than newspapers
Cable operators
In Shepard v. Maxwell, The Supreme Court overturned the conviction because press coverage at the defendants case violated what?
Right to a fair trial
In Reno v. American Civil liberties Union, the court ruled that this was closer to print media than to broadcast media
The Internet
This is considered commercial speech and is given less protection under the First Amendment
Advertising
Words that create a “clear and present danger”
Unprotected speech
Unpopular ideas
Protected speech
Spoken defamatory speech
Slander
Written defamatory speech
Libel
Provoke immediate violence
“Fighting words”