PSC 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Roth V. United States, Dominick Fernow, Credit History
24 Nov 2016
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Freedom of speech (day: freedom of speech is the closest thing we have to an unlimited right but there is no such things as an unlimited right. It can be regulated by time, place and manner. There are some forms of freedom of speech that are not protected: what is unprotect speech, chaplinksy v new hampshire. Arrested for disturbing the peace the problem is he says very offensive things to the arresting officers. He is cited for violating another state statue that limits speech: he loses in court. This case is very influential for why he lost and the standard of why other people might lose as well: fighting words- key issue in case. Those which by their very utterance that inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of peace. They must be directed at a particular person and not a group: so more personal harm, profane. Depends on venue or time, place, and manner restrictions.
