The Volokh Conspiracy
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Part XI: Freedom of Speech
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Schenck v. United States (1919), Debs v. United States (1919), Gitlow v. People of the State of New York (1925), Abrams v. United States (1919), Stromberg v. California (1931), United States v. O’Brien (1968), Texas v. Johnson (1989), R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992), Buckley v. Valeo (1976), McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003), Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), Snyder v. Phelps (2011), U.S. v. Stevens (2010), Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011), Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
Sedition and Prior Restraint
"Clear and Present Danger"
⚖️ Schenck v. United States (1919)
⚖️ Debs v. United States (1919)
⚖️ Abrams v. United States (1919)
⚖️ Gitlow v. People of the State of New York (1925)
⚖️ Stromberg v. California (1931)
When Is Conduct Speech?
⚖️ United States v. O'Brien (1968)
⚖️ Texas v. Johnson (1989)
⚖️ R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992)
Does Money Equal Speech?
⚖️ Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
⚖️ McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)
⚖️ Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
Does the First Amendment Protect Tortious Speech?
⚖️ New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
⚖️ Snyder v. Phelps (2011)
Does the First Amendment Protect "Offensive" Speech?
⚖️ U.S. v. Stevens (2010)
⚖️ Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011)
⚖️ Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
⚖️ New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
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A good collection of cases, but I'm disappointed you didn't include the Mad Magazine case ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_v._E.C._Publications,_Inc. ) which made parody songs a legal exception to copyright in the US. Granted, the case was only appealed as high as the 2nd Circuit.