COM JO 525 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Seditious Libel, Intermediate Scrutiny, Limited Government
7 May 2019
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Ad hoc balancing - making decisions according to the specific facts of the case under review, rather than more general principles. Seditious libel - communication meant to incite people to change the government; criticism of the government. Made it illegal to publish anything harmful to the reputation of a colonial governor. Six core values of free speech: individual liberty - freedom of speech is deeply intertwined with fundamental natural rights. In this sense, free speech is an inalienable right: self-government - the freedom to discuss political candidates and policies and to render judgments is an essential cornerstone of responsible self-governance. Intermediate scrutiny - a standard applied by the courts to review laws that implicate. Injunction - a court order prohibiting a person or organization from doing some specified act. Laws of general application - laws such as tax and equal employment laws that fall within the express power of government.
