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Shopping In The Marketplace Of Ideas: Why Fashion Valley Mall Means Target And Trader Joe's Are The New Town Squares, Jon Golinger
Shopping In The Marketplace Of Ideas: Why Fashion Valley Mall Means Target And Trader Joe's Are The New Town Squares, Jon Golinger
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Note explains that in Fashion Valley Mall, for the first time since the California high court decided Pruneyard nearly thirty years earlier, the court directly affirmed the notion that the California Constitution's liberty clause protects the right to free-speech activities on private property, such as a large shopping mall, that has taken on the characteristics of a traditional downtown business district. This Note further asserts that the majority's opinion in Fashion Valley Mall requires a different approach from that taken by the state appellate courts in deciding whether "stand-alone stores" such as Target and Trader Joe's also qualify as …
Symbolic Speech And Equal Protection At The Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience: Aclu Of Nevada V. City Of Las Vegas, Christopher Donewald
Symbolic Speech And Equal Protection At The Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience: Aclu Of Nevada V. City Of Las Vegas, Christopher Donewald
Golden Gate University Law Review
In ACLU of Nevada v. City of Las Vegas, the Ninth Circuit held that a local "solicitation" ordinance enacted by the City of Las Vegas violated the plaintiffs' rights to expressive speech under the First Amendment. Additionally, the Ninth Circuit held that a "tabling" ordinance, which provided a labor-related exception, violated the plaintiffs' right to equal protection guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The court also decided an issue of flrst impression: whether the practice of erecting tables in a public forum for the purpose of disseminating information constitutes expressive activity and is therefore deserving of First Amendment protection. The Ninth …
First Amendment - Alameda Books V. City Of Los Angeles, Katia Lazzara
First Amendment - Alameda Books V. City Of Los Angeles, Katia Lazzara
Golden Gate University Law Review
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech. Courts categorize government restrictions of speech as either content based or content neutral. Content-based regulations restrict speech because of the specific idea or message conveyed. Because content-based regulations greatly restrain a person's right to free speech, they must serve a compelling government interest and be narrowly tailored to accomplish that interest. Content-neutral regulations, on the other hand, regulate conduct that indirectly impacts speech. In order to pass muster, content-neutral regulations must advance a significant state interest unrelated to the suppression of speech and not substantially burden more speech …
Constitutional Law - Colacurcio V. City Of Kent, Zachary J. Dalton
Constitutional Law - Colacurcio V. City Of Kent, Zachary J. Dalton
Golden Gate University Law Review
In Colacurcio v. City of Kent, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the City of Kent's Ordinance 3221, which required nude dancers to perform at least ten feet from patrons, did not violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The court found that, as a matter of law, the Kent ordinance was content-neutral and the ten-foot distance requirement was narrowly tailored and left open ample alternative avenues for communication of protected expression.
Protecting Children From Music Lyrics: Sound Recordings And "Harmful To Minors" Statutes, Jim Mccormick
Protecting Children From Music Lyrics: Sound Recordings And "Harmful To Minors" Statutes, Jim Mccormick
Golden Gate University Law Review
The tactic of including sound recordings in "harmful to minors" statutes is perhaps the most promising solution to the resilient problem of explicit music lyrics. Although the Washington law was found unconstitutional, many states have successfully included sound recordings in their own "harmful to minors" statutes. To appreciate this development, a legal and factual background must be discussed. Part II of this Comment summarizes the development of obscenity standards for minors in U.S. First Amendment law. Part III discusses some historic clashes between obscenity law and music. The Washington "Erotic Lyrics" Amendment and its constitutional problems are the subject of …
Burdick V. Takushi: Hawaii's Ban On Write-In Voting Is Constitutional, Elizabeth E. Deighton
Burdick V. Takushi: Hawaii's Ban On Write-In Voting Is Constitutional, Elizabeth E. Deighton
Golden Gate University Law Review
In Burdick v. Takushi, the Supreme Court held that Hawaii's ban on write-in voting, when taken as part of the State's comprehensive election scheme, does not violate an individual's constitutional rights to freedom of expression or freedom of association as they pertain to voting rights. This Note gives an overview of the case law as it pertains to voting rights and its relationship to the First Amendment, and analyzes the Supreme Court's application of that law to the specific facts in Burdick.
R. V. Butler: Recognizing The Expressive Value And The Harm In Pornography, Justine Juson, Brenda Lillington
R. V. Butler: Recognizing The Expressive Value And The Harm In Pornography, Justine Juson, Brenda Lillington
Golden Gate University Law Review
The recent Canadian Supreme Court decision of R. v. Butler recognizes and addresses the harmful anti-social attitudes and behaviors towards women which are perpetuated by misogynistic, violent pornography. Meanwhile, American courts continue to grapple with their traditional obscenity standard. This comment presents an overview of the American approach to regulating and categorizing pornography, and explores the obstacles this approach creates for addressing the issues of harm to women. The pivotal elements of the Butler court's analysis will be discussed in light of American decisions. The authors propose that a Butler analysis offers a more honest and balanced approach to the …
International Society For Krishna Consciousness, Inc. V. Lee: The Public Forum Doctrine Falls To A Government Intent Standard, Stephen K. Schutte
International Society For Krishna Consciousness, Inc. V. Lee: The Public Forum Doctrine Falls To A Government Intent Standard, Stephen K. Schutte
Golden Gate University Law Review
Since its inception, the public forum doctrine has maintained a byzantine existence. The Supreme Court has struggled to define the extent to which the First Amendment protects expressive activities in public places. Prior to developing a public forum doctrine, the Court used various means to limit government restrictions of expressive uses of public property. Since 1972, however, the Court has increasingly relied on categorical approaches to determine when members of the general public can use government-controlled property for communicative purposes.
"Whatever Happened To Mary Beth Tinker" And Other Sagas In The Academic "Marketplace Of Ideas", Thomas C. Fischer
"Whatever Happened To Mary Beth Tinker" And Other Sagas In The Academic "Marketplace Of Ideas", Thomas C. Fischer
Golden Gate University Law Review
Over twenty years have passed since the Tinker case was decided. In that time, well over 40 major "education law" cases have been decided by the U.S. Supreme Court; exclusive of those dealing with public school integration and public assistance to parochial schools. Cases of the last two types add significantly to that number. In the forty years prior to Tinker, the Supreme Court decided roughly ten "education law" cases. The gradual erosion of the sweeping guarantees implied by the Tinker decision was neither consistent nor uninterrupted. Generally speaking, however, students and teachers have lost rights over the past twenty …
Constitutional Law - Zal V. Steppe: Ninth Circuit Approval Of An In Limine Ban Of Specific Words, Kathleen K. Mcginn
Constitutional Law - Zal V. Steppe: Ninth Circuit Approval Of An In Limine Ban Of Specific Words, Kathleen K. Mcginn
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law - United States V. Richey: Disclosure Of Tax Information By Former Irs Agent Not Protected By The First Amendment, Christine C. Pagano
Constitutional Law - United States V. Richey: Disclosure Of Tax Information By Former Irs Agent Not Protected By The First Amendment, Christine C. Pagano
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law, Maureen Mullane
Constitutional Law, Maureen Mullane
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Sexual Speech And The State: Putting Pornography In Its Place, Mary C. Dunlap
Sexual Speech And The State: Putting Pornography In Its Place, Mary C. Dunlap
Golden Gate University Law Review
This article reviews the wider legal, political and psychological consequences of the drive against "pornography". The concern of this article is that the "anti-pornography" campaign has serious and as-yet ill-considered implications for a broader category of communication, here termed "sexual speech".
The Expanded Role Of School Administrators And Governing Boards In First Amendment Student Speech Disputes: Bethel School District No. 403 V. Fraser, Phoebe Graubard
The Expanded Role Of School Administrators And Governing Boards In First Amendment Student Speech Disputes: Bethel School District No. 403 V. Fraser, Phoebe Graubard
Golden Gate University Law Review
At the close of the 1986 Term the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion which expanded the authority of school administrators and governing boards in the area of first amendment student speech disputes. In Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser, the Court held that school authorities could discipline a student for giving a speech during a high school assembly which contained a sexual innuendo. Bethel School District represents a new direction by the Supreme Court in analyzing student speech conflicts. The Court's opinion is a departure from a protective first amendment analysis to one which permits local governing …
Constitutional Law, Maria Mandolini-Astengo
Constitutional Law, Maria Mandolini-Astengo
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
New York V. Ferber: Compelling Extension Of First Amendment Infringement, Jon M. Bloodworth Iii
New York V. Ferber: Compelling Extension Of First Amendment Infringement, Jon M. Bloodworth Iii
Golden Gate University Law Review
This note seeks both to define the particular forms of expression involving juveniles which, according to the Court, do not warrant constitutional protection, and to question the Court's rationale in setting precedent which narrows the scope of the first amendment.
La Libertad De Expresión En Internet Y Sus Garantías Constitucionales En El Control De Contenidos De Páginas Web, Germán M. Teruel Lozano
La Libertad De Expresión En Internet Y Sus Garantías Constitucionales En El Control De Contenidos De Páginas Web, Germán M. Teruel Lozano
Germán M. Teruel Lozano
Master's thesis about freedom of speech in Internet and the constitutional guarantees in the control of websides content.
Robins V. Pruneyard Shopping Center: Federalism And State Protection Of Free Speech, Suzanne Sherbell
Robins V. Pruneyard Shopping Center: Federalism And State Protection Of Free Speech, Suzanne Sherbell
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Money Talks But It Isn't Speech, Deborah Hellman
Money Talks But It Isn't Speech, Deborah Hellman
Deborah Hellman
This Article challenges the central premise of our campaign finance law, namely that restrictions on giving and spending money constitute restrictions on speech and thus can only be justified by compelling governmental interests. This claim has become so embedded in constitutional doctrine that in the most recent Supreme Court case in this area, Citizens United v. FEC, the majority asserts it without discussion or argument. This claim is often defended on the grounds that money is important or necessary for speech. While money surely facilitates speech, money also facilitates the exercise of many other constitutional rights. By looking at these …
The Story Of Us: Resolving The Face-Off Between Autobiographical Speech And Information Privacy, Sonja R. West
The Story Of Us: Resolving The Face-Off Between Autobiographical Speech And Information Privacy, Sonja R. West
Washington and Lee Law Review
Increasingly more "ordinary"A mericans are choosing to share their life experiences with a public audience. In doing so, however, they are revealing more than their own personal stories; they are exposing private information about others as well. The faceoff between autobiographical speech and information privacy is coming to a head, and our legal system is not prepared to handle it. In a prior article, I established that autobiographicals peech is a unique and important category of speech that is at risk of being undervalued under current Law. This Article builds on my earlier work by addressing the emerging conflict between …
Harmful Speech And The Culture Of Indeterminacy, Anthony D'Amato
Harmful Speech And The Culture Of Indeterminacy, Anthony D'Amato
Faculty Working Papers
I advocate two propositions in this Essay: the constitutional law of at least one category of content regulation of free speech is indeterminate, and recognition of this indeterminacy has been and ought to continue to be the Supreme Court's decisional basis for protecting speech against content regulation. Milkovich is worth examining at some length, not only because of the Court's failure to come up with general guidelines (after all, pragmatic indeterminacy predicts that failure!), but also because what the Court did say cannot even guide the lower court on remand.
Payroll Guarantee Association, Inc. V. The Board Of Education Of The San Francisco Unified School District: Denying Hecklers The Right To Veto Unpopular Speech, David Zizmor, Clifford Rechtschaffen
Payroll Guarantee Association, Inc. V. The Board Of Education Of The San Francisco Unified School District: Denying Hecklers The Right To Veto Unpopular Speech, David Zizmor, Clifford Rechtschaffen
Publications
Payroll Guarantee Association, Inc. v. The Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District dealt with a difficult balancing question in First Amendment jurisprudence: to what degree are the rights of a speaker espousing unpopular views protected when such speech engenders disruptive protests— protests which themselves constitute a form of speech? Are the free speech rights of the unpopular speaker paramount? Do opponents have the right to protest such speech to the point at which the protests are so disturbing that the speech cannot go forward, in effect giving opponents a “heckler’s veto?”
A New Political Truth: Exposure To Sexually Violent Materials Causes Sexual Violence, Anthony D'Amato
A New Political Truth: Exposure To Sexually Violent Materials Causes Sexual Violence, Anthony D'Amato
Faculty Working Papers
The Meese Commission gave this nation a new political truth that in years to come will undoubtedly play an important role in federal or state efforts to restrict or suppress speech having pornographic content. Legislators, policymakers and the general public will quote and rely upon the Commission's key finding that exposure to sexually violent materials "bears a causal relationship" to acts of sexual violence, unaware that the principal drafter of the Report played down this confidence in a separately published academic essay.
Regulating Cyberharassment: Some Thoughts On Sexual Harassment 2.0, Helen Norton
Regulating Cyberharassment: Some Thoughts On Sexual Harassment 2.0, Helen Norton
Publications
No abstract provided.
The Roberts Court Vs. Free Speech, David Cole
The Roberts Court Vs. Free Speech, David Cole
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
No abstract provided.
Apuntes Generales Sobre La Libertad De Expresión En Internet, Germán M. Teruel Lozano
Apuntes Generales Sobre La Libertad De Expresión En Internet, Germán M. Teruel Lozano
Germán M. Teruel Lozano
GENERAL NOTES ABOUT THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN INTERNET: This paper presents an overview of how Internet has revolutionized the setting of freedom of speech. In particular, it is focused in to main aspects: On one hand, the delimitation of freedom of expression in the new media, differentiating in particular between web pages dedicated to the dissemination of information, protected by the freedom of speech; and those that are intended to provide other telematics services, which should not have this protection. Secondly, it is also studied the legal status of this freedom when it is exercised through Internet.