Fall 2007 The First Amendment

 
The First Amendment

Fall Semester 2007
Prof. Jack M. Balkin

 
Note: All references to page numbers refer to Stone, Seidman, Sunstein, Tushnet and Karlan, The First Amendment (2d ed. 2003).

1. Theories of Free Speech; Seditious Advocacy

  • Notes on the history of the first amendment, pp. 3-8

  • Notes on the philosophy of free expression, pp. 9-18
  • Abrams v. United States and Notes, pp. 30-35
  • Gitlow v. New York and Notes, pp. 35-41
  • Whitney v. California and Notes, pp. 41-48
  • Notes and Brandenburg v. Ohio, pp. 59-65
  • Planned Parenthood v. ACLA and Notes, pp. 70-72

 
2. Defamation and Privacy

A. Defamation

  • Note on “Low Value Speech”, pp. 139-140

  • New York Times v. Sullivan and Notes, pp. 140-150
  • Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts and Notes, pp. 150-151
  • Gertz v. Robert Welch and Notes, pp. 151-158
  • Dun and Bradstreet v. Greenmoss Builders and Notes, pp. 158-160
  • Internet Service Provider Liability Exception 47 USC §230
  • Hustler Magazine v. Falwell and Notes, pp. 160-163

B. Privacy

  • Cox Broadcasting v. Cohn and Notes, pp. 163-168

  • Bartnicki v. Vopper and Notes, pp. 287-289
  • Cohen v. Cowles Media Co., p. 480
  • Note on data privacy

 

3. Disclosure of Confidential and Dangerous Information

4. Vagueness, Overbreadth, and Prior Restraint

  • Notes and Gooding v. Wilson, pp. 113-124

  • Note on Prior Restraint, p. 124-125
  • Lovell v. Griffin and Notes, pp. 125-129
  • Freedman v. Maryland and Notes, pp. 129-131
  • Near v. Minnesota and Notes, pp. 131-133
  • Note on injunctions as prior restraints, pp. 133-138

5. Pornography and Obscenity

A. Obscenity and Child Pornography

  • Roth v. United States and Notes, pp. 197-206

  • Miller v. California, pp. 206-209
  • Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton and Notes, pp. 209-218
  • New York v. Ferber and Notes, pp. 218-221
  • Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coallition, pp. 221-224
  • Note on Pornography and the Victimization of Women, pp. 274-279

B. Secondary Effects and Zoning of Sexually Explicit Expression

  • Young v. American Mini Theatres, pp. 246-250

  • City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, p. 251
  • City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books and Notes, pp. 252-254

6. Offensive and Indecent Speech

A. Captive Audiences

  • Cohen v. California and Notes, pp. 225-232

  • Erznoznick v. City of Jacksonville, pp. 232-233

B. Projection of Children

7. Fighting Words, Racist Speech and Workplace Harassment

A. Fighting Words and the Hostile Audience

  • Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire and Notes, pp. 83-89

  • Terminello v. Chicago, pp. 72-73
  • Cantwell v. Connecticut and Notes, pp. 73-76
  • Feiner v. New York and Notes, pp. 76-80
  • Edwards v. South Carolina and Notes, pp. 80-81
  • Cox v. Louisiana, pp. 81-82
  • Gregory v. City of Chicago and Notes, p. 82-83

B. Racist Speech and Workplace Harassment

8. What is Speech?

  • Notes and United States v. O’Brien, pp. 360-370

  • Notes and Texas v. Johnson, pp. 371-376
  • Barnes v. Glen Theatre, pp. 376-379
  • City of Erie v. Pap’s A.M., pp. 379-381
  • Note on political boycotts, pp. 381-382
  • Note on computer code, pp. 382-383
  • Village of Schaumberg v. Citizens For A Better Environment, pp.383-385

9. Commercial Speech

  • Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Council and Notes, pp. 169-180

  • Central Hudson Gas v. Public Service Commission of New York, pp. 181-182
  • Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico and Notes, pp. 182-184
  • 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island and Notes, pp. 184-185
  • Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly and Notes, pp. 185-187
  • Thompson v. Western States Medical Center and Notes, pp. 187-191
  • Note on Additional Limitations on the Protection of Commercial Speech, pp. 191-195
  • Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association
  • Note on Labor Disputes and the First Amendment, pp. 195-197

 
10. Time, Place and Manner Regulation

A. Time, Place and Manner Regulation

  • Notes and Schneider v. State, pp. 281-282

  • Martin v. City of Struthers, pp. 282-283
  • Kovacs v. Cooper, pp. 283-284
  • Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego and Notes, pp. 285-286
  • City of Ladue v. Gilleo, pp. 286-287
  • Notes on balancing and content neutrality, pp. 289-295

B. The Public Forum

C. Nonpublic forums

  • Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley and Notes, pp. 318-324

  • Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights and Notes, pp. 325-330
  • Perry Educators’ Association v. Perry Local Educator’s Association and Notes, pp. 330-337
  • Note on religious expression and the meaning of “viewpoint neutrality”, pp. 337-340
  • Note on Private Forums, pp. 315-317

11. The First Amendment in the Welfare State

A. Government Subsidies to Speech and Government Speech

  • Spieser v. Randall

  • Regan v. Taxation with Representation and Notes, pp. 345-346
  • Rust v. Sullivan and Notes, pp. 346-351
  • Legal Services Corporation v. Velazquez, pp. 352-355
  • NEA v. Finley, pp. 355-360
  • United States v. ALA

B. Government Employment

  • Notes and U.S. Civil Service Commission v. National Association of Letter Carriers, pp. 438-443

  • Pickering v. Board of Education and Notes, pp. 443-447

12. Media Regulation and Freedom of the Press

A. Broadcast Regulation

B. Freedom of the Press

  • Notes and Branzburg v. Hayes, pp. 473-478

  • Note on rights to gather news, pp. 479-482
  • Pell v. Procunier and Notes, pp. 482-483
  • Houchins v. KQED and Notes, pp. 483-484
  • Note on press rights of access to government information, pp. 485-487
  • Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia, pp. 487-491
  • Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court and Notes, pp. 491-492
  • Note on variations on the press right of access, pp. 492-494

13. Campaign Finance

  • Buckley v. Valeo and Notes, pp. 385-400

  • First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti and Notes, pp. 400-402
  • Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and Notes, pp. 402-404
  • Note on additional regulation of the electoral process, pp. 404-410
  • Note on the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002, pp. 410-412
  • McConnell v. FEC
  • Wisconsin Right To Life v. FEC

14. Freedom of Association

A. Associational Formation

  • NAACP v. Button and Notes, pp. 412-415

  • Roberts v. U.S. Jaycees and Notes, pp. 416-418
  • Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, and Notes, pp. 418-424
  • FAIR v. Rumsfeld (S.Ct.)

B. Compelled Affirmation of Belief

  • Pruneyard Shopping Center v. Robins, p. 424

  • Note on Compelled Affirmation of Belief, pp. 424-430

C. Anonymity

  • NAACP v. Alabama and Notes, pp. 461-462

  • Talley v. California, p. 462
  • McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, pp. 463-464
  • Buckley v. Valeo and Notes, pp. 464-465

D. Government Benefits and Licenses

  • Shelton v. Tucker, pp. 465-466

  • Konigsberg v. State Bar and Notes, pp. 467-468