Freedom of Speech, Press, and Assembly

by Bloomsbury Academic

Overview

What sort of communicative activities are actually covered and specifically protected by the Constitution? What is a public forum? What is the clear and present danger test for political free speech? How are the courts grappling with a definition for obscenity? What are the rights of the press? What is commercial speech? When does the right to privacy overrule the right to free press? Are picket lines the same as demonstrations? These are just a few of the questions students will think about as they study how the Supreme Court has responded to these issues over the past century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897748537
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/03/1994
Series:	Exploring the Constitution Series
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

What sort of communicative activities are actually covered and specifically protected by the Constitution? What is a public forum? What is the clear and present danger test for political free speech? How are the courts grappling with a definition for obscenity? What are the rights of the press? What is commercial speech? When does the right to privacy overrule the right to free press? Are picket lines the same as demonstrations? These are just a few of the questions students will think about as they study how the Supreme Court has responded to these issues over the past century.

Table of Contents

	Series Statement	vii
	Preface	ix
	Table of Cases Cited in the Text	xiii
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
Chapter 2	What Is Speech?	10
	Discussion	10
	Case Decisions	18
	Discussion Questions	28
Chapter 3	Where Can People Speak? The Public Forum Issue	30
	Discussion	30
	Case Decisions	35
	Discussion Questions	41
Chapter 4	Political Speech: The Clear and Present Danger Test	43
	Discussion	43
	Case Decisions	54
	Discussion Questions	58
Chapter 5	Entertainment Speech: The Problem of Obscenity	59
	Discussion	59
	Case Decisions	70
	Discussion Questions	81
Chapter 6	Commercial Speech	82
	Discussion	82
	Case Decisions	87
	Discussion Questions	92
Chapter 7	The Rights of a Free Press	93
	Discussion	93
	Case Decisions	103
	Discussion Questions	117
Chapter 8	The Right to Assemble and Petition Government	119
	Discussion	119
	Case Decisions	127
	Discussion Questions	138
Chapter 9	Freedom of Speech, Press, and Assembly Today	139
	Glossary of Legal Terms	145
	Further Reading	151
Appendix A	Constitution of the United States	153
Appendix B	Justices of the Supreme Court	173
	Index	177

Editorial Reviews

The second of four volumes in the series which presents actual Supreme Court decisions, with discussions of the issues, to enlighten high school and junior college students on the evolution of Supreme Court interpretations. The present volume sets forth freedom of speech, press, and assembly issues, along with relevant case decisions, discussions that place the decisions in context, and class discussion questions that serve to expand the text. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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