First Amendment: Protecting Self-Expression

1. October 9, 2018 Modern Issues in the U.S. Agenda: DO NOW: Legal or Illegal? NOTES #9: How does the First Amendment protect self-expression? CLASS ASSIGNMENT: “Freedom of Speech and Press” FIRST AMENDMENT OPEN-NOTES TEST (BASED ON NOTES #s 8 and 9) on THURSDAY

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10. How does the First Amendment protect self-expression? Notes #9

11. The First Amendment prohibits any law from being made that takes away the freedom of speech, press, assembly, or petition.

12. This protects the rights of self-expression for U.S. citizens, specifically when criticizing the government.

13. Various Supreme Court cases and rulings have helped interpret the rights of self-expression:

14. 1. In the 1969 case Tinker v. Des Moines School District, the Supreme Court ruled that students in public schools could make non-disruptive political statements. Mary Beth and John Tinker

15. 2. In the 1971 case New York Times Co. v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that the press could publish classified documents about the U.S. government that do not threaten national security.

16. 3. In the 1978 case Collin v. Smith, the Supreme Court ruled that individuals can peacefully assemble, even if it offends others. Frank Collin

17. 4. In the 1989 case Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that flag burning was a form of symbolic speech. Gregory Lee Johnson

18. 5. In the 1919 case Schenckv. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that limits could be placed on freedom of speech when it causes a clear and present danger. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Charles Schenck