Tuesday, November 17, 2015

For 2305 tomorrow - two recent Supreme Court free speech cases

1 - Elonis v U.S.

Does a conviction of threatening another person under 18 U. S. C. §875(c) require proof of the defendant's subjective intent to threaten?

- Oyez: Elonis v U.S.
- ScotusBlog:  Elonis v U.S.
- Wikipedia: Elonis v U.S.

2 - Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.

1. Do specialty license plates constitute government speech that is immune from any requirement of viewpoint neutrality?

2. Does preventing the confederate flag from appearing on license plates constitute viewpoint discrimination?

- Oyez: Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc..
- ScotusBlog: Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.
- Wikipedia: Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.