First amendment by Shridhula Srinivasan (LMS) https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87 Gives the right to worship freely, the right to free speech, right to assemble and petition, and press. en-us 2019-12-11 19:49:43 UTC 2025-12-17 15:55:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Image- Rights of the First Amendment 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/422960668 2019-12-11 20:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/422960668 Political cartoon 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/422964570 2019-12-11 20:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/422964570 Recent court case(current event)-Morse v. Frederick 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/422967034  https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/cox-v-new-hampshire
The First Amendment did not protect a public school student’s right to display a banner reading “Bong Hits 4 Jesus”. While students have the right to engage in political speech, the right was outweighed by the school’s mission to discourage drug use.
The banner could be interpreted as advocating illegal drug activity, so the student was suspended for 10 days. 
The Supreme Court- In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment does not prevent school administrators from restricting student expression that reasonably is viewed as promoting the use of illegal drugs.
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What happened -Walter Chaplinsky was stopped by a New Hampshire town marshal from speaking to a gathered group of people. The preacher was angered so he insulted the lawman. That lead to the arrest of the preacher. All nine members of the US Supreme Court that his words were wrong because they were meant to injure and according to the First Amendment Chaplinsky had the right speak with the gathered group of people. ]]> 2019-12-11 20:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/422980363 Political cartoon- freedom of speech 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/422984515 2019-12-11 20:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/422984515 Image- free assembly 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423101173 2019-12-12 03:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423101173 Image- The right to petition 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423101264 2019-12-12 03:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423101264 Recent Court Case(current event) - Cox v. New Hampshire 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423390732 https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/cox-v-new-hampshire
What happened - A New Hampshire town required that a license be obtained before parades could be held within the town. A group of people held a sidewalk parade without first obtaining the license and they were fined for violating the law. The witnesses challenged the New Hampshire law, saying that its provisions violated their First Amendment rights. Specifically, they challenged the fee attached to the permit as a means of suppressing their free speech rights

What the Supreme Court said- The Supreme Court held that although the government cannot regulate the contents of speech, it can place reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on speech for the public safety. So the vote was 9-0 against them. ]]> 2019-12-12 17:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423390732 Minersville School District v. Gobitis- Court Case 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423396666 https://billofrightsinstitute.org/cases/
Pennsylvania law required students in school to salute the United States flag violated on liberties protected by the First Amendment. 
Supreme Court- 8-1 in favor of the school policy, ruling that the government could require respect for the flag as a key symbol of national unity and a means of preserving national security.]]> 2019-12-12 17:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423396666 Recent Court Case- Texas v. Johnson 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423490859 https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/texas-v-johnson
Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the convention center where the Republican National Convention was being held in Dallas, Texas. Johnson burned the flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute 
Supreme Court(5-4)- The majority of the court agreed with Johnson and held that flag burning constitutes a form of "symbolic speech" that is protected by the First Amendment.  
The freedom of speech protects actions that society may find very offensive. The majority said that the government could not discriminate in this manner based solely upon viewpoint.

]]> 2019-12-12 19:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423490859 Court Case- Engel v. Vitale(Freedom of Religion) 3712341 https://padlet.com/3712341/l9knaec6hw87/wish/423498166 https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-engel-v-vitale
Since public schools require students open each day with the Pledge of Allegiance. The issue was whether school-sponsored nondenominational prayer in public schools violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

Supreme Court- The vote was 6-1. The majority stated that  allowing students to absent themselves from this activity did not make the law constitutional because the purpose of the First Amendment was to prevent government interference with religion. The majority noted that religion is very important to a vast majority of the American people. Since Americans adhere to a wide variety of beliefs, it is not appropriate for the government to endorse any particular belief system.

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