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First Amendment Supreme Court Cases

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MURTHY v. MISSOURI

Government officials in the Biden administration pressured and intimidated social media platforms into censoring speech that the officials didn’t like.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION v. VULLO

The NRA sued the head of New York’s Department of Financial Services alleging that she made veiled threats against banks and insurance companies to sever ties with the NRA.

LINDKE v. FREED

Too many public officials harness the power of social media while also selectively blocking or banning certain members of the public from interacting with their accounts.

O'CONNOR-RATCLIFF v. GARNIER

Poway Unified School District officials used public Facebook pages to post content related to their positions, but when they deleted comments were sued for violating the First Amendment.

COUNTERMAN v. COLORADO

֭’s brief argues that “true threats,” which are outside the First Amendment’s protection, should only be found where there is evidence of the speaker’s specific intent to threaten.

EGBERT v. BOULE

The Supreme Court ruled against Boule and held that he could not seek monetary damages for First Amendment retaliation.

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. CRUZ

During his 2018 Senate reelection campaign and consistent with federal law, Ted Cruz loaned $260,000 to his campaign committee, Ted Cruz for Senate.

SHURTLEFF ET AL. v. CITY OF BOSTON ET AL.

"[W]hether the flags Boston allows others to fly express government speech, and whether Boston could, consistent with the Free Speech Clause, deny petitioners’ flag-raising request."

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