The right to the freedom of speech in the United States Cover Image

Právo svobody projevu ve Spojených státech
The right to the freedom of speech in the United States

Author(s): Christina E. Wells
Contributor(s): Jan Filip (Translator)
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: right to the freedom;freedom of speech;United States

Summary/Abstract: The author examines the law of free expression in the United States, where over the last century, the Supreme Court has developed several principles that ser­ve as cornerstones of the its current First Amendment jurisprudence. First, whether the Supreme Court con­siders speech to be "high-value" or "low-value" de­termines the level of protection speech receives under the First Amendment. Second, whether a regulation of speech is "content-based" or "content-neutral" also affects whether the Court finds the regulation to be con­stitutional. Finally, the governmenťs ability to regula­te speech occurring on government property - e.g., pu­blic parks, streets, and libraries - may vary depending upon the type of property involved. These three foun­dational principles are discussed in greater detail.

  • Issue Year: 9/2001
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 353-358
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Czech