Talk:List of United States Supreme Court cases involving the First Amendment

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I think the case Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal should be mentioned somewhere here, but I'm not sure where, if so. Does anyone else have an opinion? Spencer^T♦^C 01:47, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps some of the important cases involving freedom of speech, of the press, and to assemble should be added to the page. 128.237.234.245 (talk) 18:18, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Is this page not already covered through the Category: United States First Amendment case law? If not, doesn't the page deserve significant revision in light of First Amendment issues other than freedom of religion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.19.169.31 (talk) 08:03, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

when a certain religion does not assist in the preservation of the rights and freedoms of any free and democratic they should not be able to invoke constitutional privelige but should leave any determination in god's hands —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.157.22.194 (talk) 01:58, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your interest in Freedom of speech, — Cirt (talk) 23:02, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redlinks

Generally speaking, lists such as this one should not contain red links: if the matter is not notable enough to have a Wiki article, it is not notable enough to be included. On the other hand, what goes on this list is pretty well defined, and it would be incorrect to purge the list out of hand.

So, I propose that we work to clean up the red links by writing the articles. I will make this proposal on relevant Wiki Projects as well. After the first of the year, we can de-wikify any remaining red links. TechBear | Talk | Contributions 20:13, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For the reasons given by myself and Postdlf at the SCOTUS project talkpage, that information is incorrect. First, all SCOTUS cases are presumed notable and second, WP:Redlink provides for redlinks in lists. We will not unlink valid redlinks without consensus to do so, which I doubt will be forthcoming. GregJackP Boomer! 22:19, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What about threatening speech?

Supposedly, someone was arrested during the Vietnam War for making a threat against President Johnson's life, and ultimately, SCOTUS ruled in that person's favor, calling it rhetoric and dissent against the government, not a credible threat. And even more recently, I think there may have been a court where someone was arrested for something they prayed (an imprecatory prayer, one that called for harm of others), and the court decision went in their favor. So there needs to be a section here for free speech in the context of perceived threats.72.11.53.145 (talk) 11:47, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like Cohen v. California. GregJackP Boomer! 15:15, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

adding cases to the compelled speech subsection

i can think offhand of a few cases that could be added here.

talley v california

mcintyre v ohio

watchtower v stratton

[rumsfeld case about cia recruiting on campus]

masterpiece cakeshop.

naacp v alabama, bates v little rock, and buckley v aclf could be in this section as well; they are mentioned elsewhere in the main article.

this is kinda my area of expertise. happy to discuss. gtbear @ gmail.com. - arbitrary aardvark.

currently in the compelled speech subsection are: Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo (1974) Wooley v. Maynard (1977) Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society (2013) National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra (2018) Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society (2020) 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis 2603:900A:2301:578B:579:7E42:3347:6CCE (talk) 03:48, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]