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| | *"We must decide whether that rejection [of a Confederate flag license plate] violated the Constitution’s free speech guarantees. See Amdts. 1, 14. We conclude that it did not." ''Walker v. Tex. Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.'', 576 U.S. 200, 203-04 (2015) | | *"We must decide whether that rejection [of a Confederate flag license plate] violated the Constitution’s free speech guarantees. See Amdts. 1, 14. We conclude that it did not." ''Walker v. Tex. Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.'', 576 U.S. 200, 203-04 (2015) |
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| − | Stated another way, the purposeful communication of the speaker’s own message generally qualifies as “speech.” ''Shurtleff v. City of Bos.'', 596 U.S. 243, 267 (2022). | + | Stated another way, the purposeful communication of the speaker’s own message generally qualifies as “speech.” ''Shurtleff v. City of Boston'', 596 U.S. 243, 267 (2022). |
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| | == Counterexample == | | == Counterexample == |
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| | {{cquote|The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) denied the application based on a provision of federal law prohibiting the registration of trademarks that may “disparage ... or bring ... into contemp[t] or disrepute” any “persons, living or dead.” 15 U.S.C. §1052(a). We now hold that [1] this provision violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. It offends a bedrock First Amendment principle: Speech may not be banned on the ground that it expresses ideas that offend.}} | | {{cquote|The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) denied the application based on a provision of federal law prohibiting the registration of trademarks that may “disparage ... or bring ... into contemp[t] or disrepute” any “persons, living or dead.” 15 U.S.C. §1052(a). We now hold that [1] this provision violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. It offends a bedrock First Amendment principle: Speech may not be banned on the ground that it expresses ideas that offend.}} |
| | ''Matal v. Tam'', 582 U.S. 218, 223 (2017). | | ''Matal v. Tam'', 582 U.S. 218, 223 (2017). |
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| | + | == Case law == |
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| | + | As of August 12, 2024, a total of 937 federal decisions (including 32 by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]). The most prominent and recent precedent is ''Shurtleff v. City of Boston'', 596 U.S. 243 (2022), quoted above. |
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| | [[category:First Amendment]] | | [[category:First Amendment]] |