The First Amendment Rocks!

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/display.html?terms=turner%20broadcasting&url=/supct/html/93-44.ZO.html In 1992, it became a requirement for cable television systems to set aside some of their channels for local broadcast television.  This requirement was because of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act.  Congress came to this decision after looking at three years of hearings on the cable broadcast industry.  Among its most […]

1. FACTS OF CASE: The Red Lion Broadcasting Company is licensed to operate a Pennsylvania radio station, WGCB. On November 27, 1964, WGCB carried a 15-minute broadcast by the Reverend Billy James Hargis as part of a “Christian Crusade” series. A book by Fred J. Cook entitled “Goldwater — Extremist on the Right” was discussed […]

1. SITUATION Bowling Green State University’s Firelands campus made national news a few years ago concerning an instance of artistic censorship. James Parlin, a University student, constructed a sculpture called “The Middle School Science Teacher Makes a Decision He’ll Live to Regret” that was placed in Firelands’ Little Gallery. The sculpture depicted a female middle […]

Link: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0383_0413_ZO.html 1. Facts of case: John Cleland wrote a novel called Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure also known as Fanny Hill. In the novel, main character Fanny Hill is a prostitute, which means she has sex in exchange for money. The reading includes several descriptions of sex and as a result some readers […]

1. Situation For most American artists, their art is expressed through their feelings and emotions, even if the final product is indecent. Therefore, creative expression is the central idea of how artists communicate their vision to the audience. Think about all of the artists that need funding for programs, workshops, and most importantly to support […]

Link: Miller v. California 413 u.s. 15 (1973) And http://supreme.justia.com/us/413/15/case.html   1. Facts of the Case- On June 21, 1973, Marvin Miller was convicted for violating a California law which prohibits the distribution of obscene material. Miller mailed out a campaign that advertised the sale of adult material. He was tried before a jury, and was […]

Crazy Axe Commercial Axe has a commercial for their spray deoderant.  It refers to men having premature perspiration which has a sexual reference to premature ejaculation.  In the commercia there are several sexual references including a woman holding up a thong, a “wet dream”, and a woman licking a popsicle.  All of these events cause […]

1. Facts of the Case   FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978) http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/pacifica.html   One day, a father was driving home with his son in the car, when they hear George Carlin’s “Filthy Words” being broadcasted. The father issued a complaint to the FCC, who forwarded that complaint to the Pacific Foundation, which was broadcasting Carlin’s […]

                                                                                               Cohen v California (1971) Facts: In April of 1968, Paul Robert Cohen was arrested in a corridor of the Los Angeles County Municipal Courthouse for wearing a jacket with the phrase, “Fuck the Draft,” on it. Because there were women and children present and the phrase was within plain sight of everyone there, Cohen […]

1. Situation When a book or piece of entertainment contains nudity or lewd sex on some level it must be for some artistic purpose. For example, if the book and or movie contained nothing but lewd sex with no social values implied the question is whether it should be allowed to be shown? Things like […]