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
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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
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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
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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
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Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia and Notes, pp. 92-93
- Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart and Notes, pp. 93-95
- New York Times Co. v. United States and Notes, pp. 95-106
- Note on the Progressive controversy, pp. 106-108
- 18 USC Section 231
- 18 USC Section 2339A
- 18 USC Section 2339B
- Stewart v. McCoy
- Note on terrorism and the first amendment, pp. 108-111
- Boehner v. McDermott
4. Vagueness, Overbreadth, and Prior Restraint
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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
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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
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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
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Cohen v. California and Notes, pp. 225-232
- Erznoznick v. City of Jacksonville, pp. 232-233
B. Projection of Children
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FCC v. Pacifica Foundation and Notes, pp. 233-239
- Sable Communications v. FCC and Notes, pp. 239
- Action for Children’s Television v. FCC (ACT III)
- Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. FCC, pp. 240-242
- Reno v. ACLU, pp. 242-243
- United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. and Notes, pp. 243-46
- Ashcroft v. ACLU (S.Ct.)
- American Amusement Machine Assn., v. Kendrick
7. Fighting Words, Racist Speech and Workplace Harassment
A. Fighting Words and the Hostile Audience
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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
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Beauharnais v. Illinois and Notes, pp. 255-263
- Notes on the Skokie Controversy, pp. 89-92
- R.A.V. v. St. Paul, pp. 263-271
- Wisconsin v. Mitchell and Notes, pp. 271-274
- Commonwealth of Virginia v. Black
- Balkin, Free Speech and Hostile Environments
8. What is Speech?
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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
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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
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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
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Note and Commonwealth v. Davis, pp. 295-296
- Hague v. CIO and Notes, pp. 296-297
- Schneider v. State and Notes, pp. 297-298
- Notes on regulating the public forum, pp. 298-306
- Adderly v. Florida and Notes, pp. 306-312
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness v. Lee, and Notes pp. 312-315
- Balkin, Some Realism about Pluralism: Legal Realist Approaches to the First Amendment
C. Nonpublic forums
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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
- 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
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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
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Miami Herald v. Tornillo and Notes, pp. 499-500
- Red Lion v. FCC and Notes, pp. 500-509
- Turner Broadcasting System v. FCC (Turner I) and Notes, pp. 509-515
- Balkin, Digital Speech and Democratic Culture
B. Freedom of the Press
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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
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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
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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
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Pruneyard Shopping Center v. Robins, p. 424
- Note on Compelled Affirmation of Belief, pp. 424-430
C. Anonymity
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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
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Shelton v. Tucker, pp. 465-466
- Konigsberg v. State Bar and Notes, pp. 467-468