Supreme Court Rulings: Speech, Obscenity
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire(1942)
Fighting words are not protected
You must be read your miranda rights (right to silence and an attorney)
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
Incorporates 2nd Amendment to states
Snyder v. Phelps (2011)
What the church said was protected under the first amendment- there is no protection against being offended
Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
You can only be executed for murder
Is the 2nd amendment a collective right or an individual right?
Both
Miller v. California (1973)
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
As soon as you are the target of a criminal investigation you have a right to an attorney
Presser v. Illinois (1886)
Only state governments can create militias
Roth v. U.S. (1957)
The book was not protected
Obscenity: To the average person we apply the contemporary community moral standard in which the dominant themes would appeal to prurient interest
Gideon v. Wainright (1962)
Right to publicly provided legal council
D.C. V. Heller (2008)
Firearm ownership is an individual right not a collective right
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Flag burning is constitutional
Which article and section of the constitution outlines the rights of criminal defendants rights ?
Article 1 section 9
U.S. v. Crukshank (1876)
2nd amendment shall not be infringed by the federal government and can not be infringed by congress