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Richmond Newspapers Inc v Virginia Establishes Right to Attend Criminal Trials
In Richmond Newspapers Inc v Virginia, 448 U.S. 555 (1980), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the right to attend criminal trials was "implicit in the guarantees of the First Amendment." Facts of Richmond Newspapers Inc v Virginia At the commen...
Murdock v Pennsylvania and the Free Exercise Clause
In Murdock v Pennsylvania, 319 U.S. 105 (1943), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a municipal ordinance that taxed the door-to-door sale of religious merchandise. According to the divided Court, such a tax violated the First Amendment’s Free Exer...
Cohen v California — Freedom of Expression Protects Offensive Words
In Cohen v California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits states from criminalizing the public display of a single four-letter expletive, without a more specific and compelling reason th...
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Supreme Court Upholds Ghost Gun Regulation
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 8, 2025
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SCOTUS Rules Against EPA in Clean Water Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 1, 2025
In City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court again limi...
