FIRST AMENDMENT SPING, 2014

PROFESSOR ELIZABETH SPAHN

CLASS MEETS: MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 4:30 PM. 5:45 P.M. ROOM 301
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FINAL EXAM: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 6:00 9:00 PM 3 HOURS OPEN BOOK SHORT ANSWER ESSAYS ONLINE EXAM OPTION (TYPING)
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Material in Parenthesis indicates (Skim Only). This is usually historical material. * Indicates Landmark or Controlling Modern Case Law

DATE

TOPIC

PAGES

1/8 (W) Introduction to Free Speech

(P. 885 898)

1/13 (M) Incitement to Violence Clear & Present Danger The Old Test NO LONGER USED [Lochner Era test] (Schenck; Abrams) (Gitlow) **Whitney v. California Dennis v. U.S. (P. 899 907) (P. 914 917) **P. 918 -922 (P. 923 929)

Development of the Modern Legal Test - Imminent Likelihood Test *Brandenburg v. Ohio *NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware P. 931 - 934 P. 934 n. 2

*Planned Parenthood v. Amer Coalition of Life P. 935

1/15 (W) Fighting Words and Hostile Audiences Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire *Cohen v. CA Feiner v. NY; Edwards, Cox & Gregory Permits and Permit Fees 1/20 (M) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Day NO CLASSES

P. 938 955

P. 948 950 notes 2 & 3

1/22 (W) Injury to Reputation and Sensibility *New York Times v. Sullivan *Gertz v. Welch

p. 978 - 1009

Dun & Bradstreet; Hustler Mag v. Falwell; Cox; Florida Star; *Bartnicki v. Vopper *Snyder v. Phelps *US v. Alvarez 131 S. Ct. 1207 (2011) 132 S. Ct. 2537 (2012)

1/27 (M)

Hypo Day: Snowden & Wikileaks

1/29 (W) Hate Speech Beauharnais Collin v. Smith, 578 F. 2d 1196 (7th Cir. 1978) *R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul *Virginia v. Black

P. 955 - 978

2/3 (M) Sexually Explicit Expression: Obscenity

P. 1015 - 1028

(Roth v. US) Skip or Skim this case it has been superceded by Miller *Stanley v. GA *Miller v. CA Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton Jenkins v. GA, Hamling v. U.S. and Smith v. U.S. *Pope v. Illinois

2/5 (W) Sexually Explicit but Non-Obscene Expression Nudity Bans SKIP Young v. American Mini Theatres *Renton v. Playtime Theatres City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books Child Pornography *New York v. Ferber

P. 1035 - 1053

2/10 (M)

New Media: Radio, TV, Dial Porn, Internet

P. 1053 - 1074 *FCC v. Pacifica Foundation *FCC v. Fox Television Captive Audiences p. 1060 n. 2

Sable Communications v. FCC SKIP pages 1063 1064 Denver Area Ed Telecommunications v. FCC *U.S. v Playboy Entertainment Group *Reno v. ACLU *Ashcroft v. ACLU II (2004)

2/12 (W)

Underground Markets
Crush Videos:*U.S. v. Stevens, 130 S. Ct. 1577 (2010) *Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition

P. 1075 - 1084

Sexually Explicit Video Games: *Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn, 131 S. Ct. 2729 (2011)

2/17 (M) Washingtons Birthday NO CLASSES

2/19 (W) Commercial Speech *VA Bd of Pharmacy v. VA *Central Hudson Gas v. Public Service Commn (SKIM 44 Liquormart v. RI) *Lorrillard Tobacco v. Reilly *Thompson v. Western States Med. Center *Sorrell v. IMS Health Co., 131 S. Ct. 2653 (2011)

P. 1085 - 1110

2/20 THURSDAY MONDAY SCHEDULE Hypos: Hate, Obscene & Explicit Speech, Commercial Speech 2/24 (M) Content Based v. Content Neutral *U.S. v. OBrien *Texas v. Johnson *Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 130 S. Ct. 2705 (2010) * U.S. v. Alvarez, 132 S. Ct. 2537 (2012) p. 1004 1009 P. 1111 - 1156

2/26 (W) Overbreadth, Vagueness & Prior Restraints (Licensing) P. 1277 1318 *Near v. Minnesota *The Pentagon Papers Case *Nebraska Press Assn v. Stuart

3/3 & 3/5

SPRING BREAK - NO CLASSES

3/10 (M) Time, Place & Manner Regulations Public Forums & Public Property *City Council v Taxpayers for Vincent *Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence Abortion Clinic Protests

P. 1156 - 1200

Other Forums: Libraries, Jails & Schools; Buses, Theaters & Military Bases

3/12 (W) Public, Private or Designated- Purpose Forums *Perry Education Assn. v. Perry Local Educators *U.S. v. American Library Assoc.

1201 - 1222 P. 1201 11203 P. 1215 1218

*Christian Legal Society Chapter of Univ. of California Hastings College of Law v. Martinez, 130 S. Ct. 2971 (2010) P. 1218 - 1221 Shopping Malls: Hudgens v. NLRB P. 1222

3/17 (M)

Religious Speech on Public Property Public Schools

P. 1222 1228 P. 1228 1241

3/19 (W) Hypos: Content Based/Content Neutral, Overbreadth Vagueness & Prior Restraint, Time, Place & Manner Regulations, Public, Private and Designated Purpose Forums, Religious Speech on Public Property and Public School Speech

3/24 (M)

Public Employee Speech:

*Pickering v. Bd. Of Ed *Connick v. Myers Stripper Cop (City of San Diego v. Roe) *Garcetti v. Ceballos

P. 1242 - 1254

P. 1251 P. 1251 - 1253 P. 1254 - 1261

Patronage: [Party Affiliations]

Branti v. Finkel Rutan v. Republican Party

Political Kickback Cases (Umbehr & OHare Truck) P. 1259 n. 5

3/26 (W)

Government Subsidized Speech

*Regan v. Taxation with Representation *FCC v. League of Women Voters *Rust v. Sullivan *Rosenberger v. UVa *NEA v. Finley *Legal Services Corp v. Velazquez *U.S. v. American Library Assoc.

P. 1261 - 1277

*AID v. Alliance for Open Society Intl, 133 S. Ct. 2321 (2013) Supplement P. 41 - 46

3/31 (M) Hypos: Public Employee Speech, Patronage, Government Subsidized Speech

4/2 (W) Money & Political Campaigns *Buckley v. Valeo *First Natl Bank of Boston v. Bellotti McConnell v. FEC FEC v. Wisc Rt to Life Davis v. FEC, 128 S. Ct. 2759 (2008)

P. 1383 1433

*Citizens United v. Federal Election Commn, 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010) *Arizona Free Enterprise Clubs Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, 131 S.Ct. 2806 (2011) *Am. Tradition Pship v. Bullock, 132 S. Ct. 2490 (2012)

4/7 (M) Review Hypos: Money & Political Campaigns

4/9 (W) Freedom of the Press

P. 1433 1475

*Globe Newspaper v. Superior Court p. 484 n. 4 *Press Enterprise v. Superior Court (I & II) p. 486 -487 *Branzburg v. Hayes *Minneapolis Star & Tribune v. Minn. Commr Rev *Reno v. ACLU

4/14 (M) Religion: the Free Exercise Clause *Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah Locke v. Davey Sherbert v. Verner *Wisconsin v. Yoder U.S. v. Lee Bob Jones Univ. v. U.S.

P. 1477 - 1525

Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Assn *Emp. Div. Dept. Of HR v. Smith *Gonzalez v. OCentro Espirita * Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC, 132 S. Ct. 694 (2012)

4/16 (W) Religion: the Establishment Clause: Aid to Parochial Schools P. 1526 - 1556 Everson v. Bd of Ed *Mueller v. Allen *Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

4/21 (M) NO CLASSES PATRIOTS DAY

4/22 (TUESDAY MONDAY SCHEDULE)

Establishment Clause Public Schools, 10 Commandments

p. 1556 - 1604 *Lee v. Weisman Edwards v. Aguillard *Lynch v. Donnelly *Capitol Square Review Board v. Pinette *McCreary County v. ACLU of KY *Van Orden v. Perry *Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, P. 1226 1228

4/23 (W)

Review Hypos

FINAL EXAM:

Wednesday, 4/30

6:00 9:00 p.m.

3 Hours, OPEN BOOK Short Answer Essays

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