MVV28K Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press under the First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Prof. Michael Paul Seng (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr.
Department of Criminal Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Eva Pivodová
Timetable
Mon 16. 3. 9:35–11:05 302, Wed 18. 3. 13:30–15:00 302, Thu 19. 3. 13:30–15:00 025, Mon 23. 3. 8:00–9:30 316, 9:35–11:05 316, Wed 25. 3. 13:30–15:00 302, Thu 26. 3. 13:30–15:00 025
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Language: English
Teacher: Prof. Michael P. Seng, the John Marshall Law School Chicago
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand basic principles of the U.S. Constitutional Law
to be familiar with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution
to understand the application of the First Amendment by means of case studies
Syllabus
  • Class One: Incitement to Overthrow the Government
  • Schenck v. United States
  • Whitney v. California (Dissent by J. Brandeis)
  • Dennis v. United States
  • Brandenburg v. Ohio
  • Class Two: Prior Restraints
  • Near v. Minnesota
  • Pentagon Papers
  • New York Times v. Sullivan
  • Obscenity
  • Miller v. California
  • Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
  • American Book sellers Association v. Hudnut
  • Class Three: Fighting Words and Offensive Speech
  • Cohen v. California
  • Virginia v. Black
  • Speech in a Public Forum
  • Frisby v. Schultz
  • Hill v. Colorado
  • Adderley v. Florid
  • Speech in Schools
  • Tinker v. Des Moines School District
  • Morse v. Frederic
  • Class Four: Symbolic Speech
  • United States v. O’Brien
  • Texas v. Johnson
  • City of Erie v. Pap’s A.M.
  • Commercial Speech
  • Virginia Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens
  • Central Hudson v. Public Service Commission
  • Freedom of Association
  • NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware
  • Boy Scouts v. Dale
  • Class Five: Government Subsidies
  • Rust v. Sullivan
  • Legal Services Corporation v. Velazquez
  • United States v. American Library Association, Inc.
  • Speech of Government Employees
  • Shelton v. Tucker
  • Garcetti v. Ceballos
  • Rutan v. Republican Party
  • Class Six: Freedom of the Press
  • Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo
  • Branzburg v. Hayes
  • Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia
  • The Electronic Media
  • Columbia Broadcasting system v. Democratic National Committee
  • United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group
  • Class Seven: Free Speech and Privacy
  • Gertz v. Robert Welch
  • The Florida Star v. BJF
Literature
  • case studies
  • powerpoint presentations
Assessment methods
lectures, class discussion, case studies
colloquium: essay
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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