First Amendment in the 21st Century - Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky: The 10 Commandments Cases (DVD Bonus - Audio Recording of Court Arguments)
This title contains audio recording of Supreme Court oral arguments. One of the most divisive separation of church and state issues deals with governmental religious speech. This issue came before the United States Supreme Court in a pair of decisio...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - United States v. American Library Association: The Internet Filtering Case
Even though the text of the First Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech," it has long been established that there are certain categories of expression that do not receive First Amendment protection. One ...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - United States v. Stevens: The Dog Fighting Case
The First Amendment does not protect all forms of speech. Obscenity, child pornography, fighting words, true threats, slander, libel, perjury, and blackmail are just a few of the commonly recognized exceptions to the First Amendment. One of the most...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky: The 10 Commandments Cases
One of the most divisive separation of church and state issues deals with governmental religious speech. This issue came before the United States Supreme Court in a pair of decisions. In the cases of Van Orden v Perry and the McCreary County v ACLU ...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - Zelman v. Simmons-Harris: The School Voucher Case
It is the establishment clause that is perhaps the most controversial part of the First Amendment. In the case of Zelman v Simmons-Harris, the United States Supreme Court had to address whether an Ohio pilot project that was designed to increase edu...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - United States v. American Library Association: The Internet Filtering Case (DVD Bonus - Audio Recording of Court Arguments)
This title contains audio recording of Supreme Court oral arguments.
Even though the text of the First Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech," it has long been established that there are certain categori...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky: The 10 Commandments Cases (DVD Bonus - Second Audio Recording of Court Arguments)
This title contains audio recording of Supreme Court oral arguments. One of the most divisive separation of church and state issues deals with governmental religious speech. This issue came before the United States Supreme Court in a pair of decisio...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - Garcetti v. Ceballos: The Whistleblower Case (DVD Bonus - Audio Recording of Court Arguments)
This title contains audio recording of Supreme Court oral arguments. While a government may not restrict free speech, it has a freer hand to regulate the speech of public employees than they do an everyday citizen. Garcetti v Ceballos questions how ...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - Zelman v. Simmons-Harris: The School Voucher Case (DVD Bonus - Audio Recording of Court Arguments)
This title contains audio recording of Supreme Court oral arguments. It is the establishment clause that is perhaps the most controversial part of the First Amendment. In the case of Zelman v Simmons-Harris, the United States Supreme Court had to ad...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - Boy Scouts of America v. Dale: The Gay Scoutmaster Case
Boy Scouts of America v Dale presents an interesting clash between the First Amendment right - the freedom of association - and the State's compelling interest in eradicating discrimination based on sexual orientation. And it is that clash between f...