1. FIRST AMENDMENT SUPREME COURT CASES

3. HAZELWOOD V. KUHLMIER Student newspaper Students wrote an article about teenage pregnancy Principal stopped the article because he/she did not believe it was appropriate for school. Kuhlmier (the students) sued to have their article put in the paper based on FREEDOM OF PRESS

4. HAZELWOOD V. KUHLMIER THE SUPREME COURT ruled that schools have the right to limit school publications such as yearbooks, school newspapers, and magazines. (Limits freedom of speech so school personal to protect student body)

5. ENGLE vs. VITALE 1962 Public Schools use to have mandatory daily prayers in school.

7. ENGLE v. VITALE Supreme Court ruled public schools cannot REQUIRE students participate in school lead prayers. Separation of church and state, requiring prayer in public school violates the ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE

8. TINKER v. DES MOINES

9. 1969 Students wore arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War. The school stopped them

10. TINKER v. DES MOINES The Supreme Court ruled that freedom of speech under the First Amendment can be extended to include non-verbal forms of protest. Freedom of speech does not have to be spoken, you can send a message without saying a word

11. TEXAS v. JOHNSON 1989 Johnson burned the American Flag in protest against President Ronald Regan. He was arrested

12. TEXAS vs. JOHNSON The Supreme Court said Flag burning is protected by the first amendment as a form of protest It is one’s freedom of speech and freedom to petition the government. This extended the first Amendment rights

13. SCHENCK v. UNITED STATES 1919 (World War I) Schenck was passing out pamphlets urging people to dodge the draft (ignore it and run away)

15. The Supreme Court ruled that freedom of speech can be limited if it poses a clear and present danger. Words cannot incite or advocate violence. It limited 1 st Amendment SCHENCK v. UNITED STATES