First Amendment Supreme Court Cases

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NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION v. VULLO

The NRA sued the head of New York’s Department of Financial Services alleging that she made veiled threats against banks and insurance companies to sever ties with the NRA.

LINDKE v. FREED

Too many public officials harness the power of social media while also selectively blocking or banning certain members of the public from interacting with their accounts.

COUNTERMAN v. COLORADO

FIRE’s brief argues that “true threats,” which are outside the First Amendment’s protection, should only be found where there is evidence of the speaker’s specific intent to threaten.

EGBERT v. BOULE

The Supreme Court ruled against Boule and held that he could not seek monetary damages for First Amendment retaliation.

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. CRUZ

1. Whether appellees have standing to challenge the statutory loan-repayment limit. and 2. Whether the loan-repayment limit violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.

SHURTLEFF ET AL. v. CITY OF BOSTON ET AL.

"[W]hether the flags Boston allows others to fly express government speech, and whether Boston could, consistent with the Free Speech Clause, deny petitioners’ flag-raising request."

MAHANOY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, PETITIONER v. B. L.

"[w]hether [Tinker], which holds that public school officials may regulate speech that would materially and substantially disrupt the work and discipline of the school, applies to student speech that occurs off campus.”

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