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Defining Civil Liberties

Defining Civil Liberties. Terminology. Civil Liberties – Individual legal and constitutional protections against the government Laid down in “Bill of Rights” Make sure you know the Bill of Rights with emphasis on the civil liberties that it guarantees

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Defining Civil Liberties

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  1. Defining Civil Liberties

  2. Terminology • Civil Liberties – Individual legal and constitutional protections against the government • Laid down in “Bill of Rights” • Make sure you know the Bill of Rights with emphasis on the civil liberties that it guarantees • “Incorporation Doctrine” – applying protections in B o’ R to states as well as federal gov (implied by 14th Am.*) * ”No state shal make or enforce any law which shall abridge the priveleges or immunities of citizens of the United States”

  3. So these freedoms are unabridged and absolute forever in perpetuity throughout the universe, right? • OF COURSE NOT! • Supreme Court essentially sets limits (informally changing the Constitution and its meaning)

  4. 1st Amendment Court Cases (Chapter 4) • Let’s make a chart • On the next slide is a list of a few more cases of note.

  5. Case List pour vous • Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) • Agostini v. Felton (1997) • Engel v. Vitale (1962) • Lynch v. Donnely (1984) *it’s about Rhode Island Christmas displays • Employment Division v. Smith (1988) • Near v. Minnesota (1931) • Schenck v. United States (1919) • Yates v. United States (1957) • Zurcher v. Stanford Daily (1978) + a splash of Branzburg v. Hayes (1972) • Roth v. United States (1957) • Miller v. California (1973) • Erznoznick v. Jacksonville (1975) • NY Times v. Sullivan (1964) • Hustler v. Falwell (1988) • Texas v. Johnson (1989) • Federal restrictions on guys like George Carlin and Howard Stern • United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group (2000) • Collins v. Smith (Skokie Nazis) • NAACP v. Alabama (1958)

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