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Whitney v. California
A women helped create a Communist Labor Party, that taught violent acts, to try to overthrow the government. The court claims that she and the group abused their rights to freedom of speech, because they were trying to commit a crime by overthrowing the government. -
Stromberg v. California
A woman was charged for bringing a red flag to a meeting place, and bringing it into a children's camp. This flag was representing communism. The court made a decision and said that this act was unconstitutional because she was using the flag as a symbolization of a belief. -
Lovell v. Griffin
A women was giving out religious handbooks and advertisements. She was arrested for violating a city ordinance, according the the officer. The court later decided arresting Lovell for handing out religious information was unconstitutional, because it violated her freedom of religion, and freedom of the press. -
Beauharnais v. Illinois
A man wanted whites to unite and started a petition to end violence created by African Americans. He was convicted under state law of libel, (making false accusations), about African Americans. -
Torcaso v. Watkins
A police officer in Maryland was denied commission, because he would not show proof that he believed in god. A supreme court case that claimed it is unconstitutional to force a police officer to practice/ believe in god. Their is no qualification to believe in god if you are a police officer. -
Brandenburg v. Ohio
A man told news reporters to come to a KKK rally. Many people wore robes, carried torches, firearms etc. This was considered a method of terrorism, and later decided in the Supreme Court that Brandenburg did nothing wrong, and was protected by the first amendment, because he did not harm anyone. -
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Many Amish children were not attending school after eighth grade due to religious reasons, due to fundamental freedom. The case went to court and the parents were convicted in Green County Court. This case later went to the supreme court, and they came to the conclusion that you cannot force someone to go to school if it effects a religious belief, due to the first amendment. -
Roberts v. US Jaycees
Jaycee's originally did not want to accept women as members. The current Jaycee's claimed that they were not being discriminative, and they randomly selected members. The court later decided that they were going against the first amendment and discriminating women. -
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
This case talks about being able to express yourself artistically, in Colorado. The Colorado Government was enforcing a law that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. This was proven to disobey the rights of the first amendment. -
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra
A California law forces non-profits to use their facilities to convince women to have abortions. Centers that are medically licensed can also preform abortions. People are saying that this violates the beliefs of some people, but others testify and claim they have the right of freedom of speech to do so.
