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Americas First Steps
America makes a final draft of the Declaration of Independence which is adopted by the Continental Congress -
First Amendment Ratified
The 1st Amendment was added to the Constitution, guaranteeing that "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." -
The Sedition Act
This act was passed to make it a crime to say bad things about the US government when we entered WW1 the act was later repealed in 1921 -
Limits to First Amendment recognized in cases of “clear and present danger”
Makes it illegal to give false sense of danger example shouting fire when there is none. -
Near v. Minnesota
Minneapolis newspaper editor Jay Near attacked local officials by claiming in print that they were associated with gangsters.This case helped establish the principle that the government can't censor or prohibit a publication -
“Symbolic speech”
Five Africans Americans Protested segregation by doing sit-ins in restaurants, the ruled as freedom of speech was violated when there were arrested. -
Freedom of Information Act Passes
This Act makes it law for the Government to keep records of there operations and make them public. -
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 1969
A court case in which three students at a school at public school wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam war, The students were suspended from school and later took the school to court in which the court ruled in favor of the students, that the school hurt their first amendment rights. -
Money spent in political campaigns is considered “speech”
Buckley v. Valeo In this court case The court ruled that a limit on the amount of money that can be donated to a campaign hurt free speech based on expression. -
The Anti-Nuclear March in New York City’s Central Park — June 12, 1982
A peace full Protest against the use of nukes during Reagan's term in office
