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Civil Rights Laws & Human Rights Laws
Information about civil and human rights laws.
First Amendment Rights
The First Amendment protects the rights to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference.
Obscenity
An overview of obscenity laws including The Miller Test, Roth v United States and Reno v American Civil Liberties Union which have shaped obscenity laws.
Blasphemy is subject to criminal prosecution in Massachusetts (Wednesday 19 September 2007)
Blasphemy is subject to criminal prosecution in Massachusetts.
May 16, 1918: Congress passes the Sedition Act to protect the U.S. during World War I (Friday 9 May 2008)
The Sedition Act is passed in Congress.
June 5, 1939: The Supreme Court rules that the First Amendment protects a worker’s right to organize (Tuesday 29 May 2007)
The Supreme Court rules int he case of Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization.
June 9, 1969: The Supreme Court overturns an Ohio law banning the use of violent speech (Wednesday 6 June 2007)
The Supreme Court rules that inflammatory speech is not punishable by law.
June 14, 1943: The Supreme Court rules that the First Amendment protects students from pledging allegiance (Tuesday 12 June 2007)
Supreme Court ruling protects students from being forced to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
June 21, 1989: The Supreme Court rules that burning the U.S. flag is protected (Wednesday 20 June 2007)
Flag burning protected under the First Amendment
June 24, 1957: The Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment (Thursday 21 June 2007)
Obscene materials not protected under the First Amendment.
June 26, 1997: The Supreme Court overturns the Communications Decency Act as a violation of the First Amendment (Monday 25 June 2007)
Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment.
