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Cohen v. California cited as pillar in free speech law

donal brown June 9, 2011

Writing for the First Amendment Center, David L. Hudson Jr. says the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Cohen v. California strengthened free speech by limiting the fighting words doctrine, clarifying the difference between obscenity and profanity, making the case that offensive speech should be protected and warning that governments could ban language representing unpopular views. The case centered on Paul Robert Cohen who in 1968 wore a jacket in the Los Angeles County Courthouse

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Supreme Court justices lean toward limiting free speech for personal, hurtful attacks

donal brown October 7, 2010

Two U.S. Supreme Court justices, both strong advocates for the First Amendment, said during a hearing of a case about protests at a Marine’s funeral that they thought people could be sued for outrageous personal attacks leading to speculation that the Court will establish a new limit to free speech. -db The Los Angeles Times Analysis October 6, 2010 By David G. Savage WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court justices, hearing arguments Wednesday in a

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Law review publishes articles on lawsuit over religious group’s picketing of soldier’s funeral

donal brown September 23, 2010

The Cardozo Law Review de•novo has published a number of scholarly articles analyzing Snyder v. Phelps, a potentially momentous case up for hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court in October. -db Cardozo Law Review de•novo September 2010 Funerals, Fire, and Brimstone Albert Snyder won a jury verdict and a substantial monetary judgment against the Westboro Baptist Church after they protested at his son’s funeral. The Fourth Circuit reversed. When the Supreme Court hears Snyder v.

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Federal court overturns Neb. law on flag desecration

FAC September 3, 2010

A federal judge overturned Nebraska’s ban on flag mutilation yesterday, clearing the way for Kansas protesters to continue trampling on the U.S. flag when they protest at military funerals. September 3, 2010 By The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — The ruling from U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf said the law can’t be applied as long as Megan Phelps-Roper and fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church “otherwise act peacefully while desecrating the American or Nebraska

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