LSJ 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Slippery Slope, World Trade Organization
12 Dec 2016
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Rights claims anchored in who we think we are: made to government (we look to law as a means to resolve) Toda(cid:455): (cid:862) ide(cid:449)alk(cid:863) different rights claims attached: public forum & venue for public utility. Might be a way to share ideas. Petitioning government agreeing as a group: draw attention to a particular viewpoint probably being disfavored. Where?? parks, streets side(cid:449)alks: government has a duty to maintain them, government is obligated to let you say your views, all owned by the government. Where in bill of rights says we can walk on sidewalks 4th amendment: prote(cid:272)ts (cid:455)ou agai(cid:374)st seizure!!! If the go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t sa(cid:455)s (cid:449)e"re goi(cid:374)g to restri(cid:272)t freedo(cid:373) of e(cid:454)pressio(cid:374), the(cid:455) (cid:373)ust follo(cid:449) (cid:1008) rules: content neutral, narrowly tailored least restri(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:894)if it"s goi(cid:374)g to hurt spee(cid:272)h(cid:895, available alternative means of expression, compelling state interest. First amendment is being impeded by blocking sidewalk use to use as gree speech forum. Government given to public to be used for anything.
