Each student has three cases assigned below. Your responsibility is to ensure you have read and briefed your cases before we discuss them in class. Each brief due on Canvas at 8 a.m. on recitation day.
Full list of communication law-related cases and links to many of them can be found here.
First Amendment Theory
| Goldston | Abrams v. U.S., 250 U.S. 616 (1919) |
| C. Thompson | Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925) |
| Wischmeyer | Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969) |
Prior Restraint I
| Lees | Near v. Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697 (1931) |
| Hernandez | New York Times Co. v. U.S (Pentagon Papers), 403 U.S. 713 (1971) |
| U.S. v. Progressive, 467 F.Supp. 990 (1979) | |
| Ellis | Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568 (1942) |
| Corral | Feiner v. New York, 340 U.S. 315 (1951) |
| Donaldson | Cohen v. California, 403 U.S 15 (1971) |
| Crombie | U.S. v. Stevens, 559 U.S. 460 (2010) |
| Rosser | U.S. v. Alvarez, 567 U.S. ___ (2012) |
| Righi | Elonis v. U.S., ___ U.S. ___ (2015) |
| Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. ___ (2011) |
Prior Restraint and Expressive Conduct
| Rotenberry | U. S. v. O’Brien, 391 U.S. 367 (1968) |
| Pybus | Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) |
| T. Thompson | R.A.V. v. St. Paul, 505 U.S. 377 (1992) |
| Berry | Wisconsin v. Mitchell, 508 U.S. 476 (1993) |
| Mince | Virginia v. Black, 538 U.S. 343 (2003) |
| Pybus | Texas v. Terrance Johnson, ___ S.W. 3rd ___ (Tex. Crim. App. 2015) |
Prior Restraint and Private and Public Forums
| O’Neal | Marsh v. Alabama, 326 U.S. 501 (1946) |
| Lundy | Amalgamated Food v. Logan Valley Plaza, 391 U.S. 308 (1968) |
| Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner, 407 U.S. 551 (1971) | |
| Remenar | Lovell v. Griffin, 303 U.S. 444 (1938) |
| Watchtower Society v. Stratton, 536 U.S. 150 (2002) | |
| Martinez | Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, ___ U.S. ___ (2015) |
| Berriman | Socialist Party v. Skokie, 432 U.S. 43 (1977) |
| Madsen et al. v. Woman’s Health Center Inc. et al, 512 U.S. 753 (1994) | |
| Henson | McCullen v. Coakley, 573 U.S. ___ (2014) |
Prior Restraint and Student Speech
| Johnston | Tinker v. Des Moines ICSD, 393 U.S. 503 (1968) |
| Barrington | Bethel v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986) |
| Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 1988 484 U.S 260 (1988) | |
| Hosty et al. v. Carter et al., 412 F.3d 731 (7th Cir. 2005) (en banc) | |
| Aldana | Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007) |
| Hamilton | Matthews v. Kountz ISD, ____ SW3d ___ (2016) |
Libel
| Rotenberry | New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S 254 (1964) |
| Rosenblatt v Baer, 383 U.S. 75 (1966) | |
| Remenar | Curtis v. Butts and Walker v. Associated Press, 388 U.S. 130 (1967) |
| Aldana | Gertz v. Robert Welch Inc., 418 U.S. 323 (1974) |
| Ellis | Randall “Tex” Cobb v. Time, 278 F.3d 629 (6th Cir. 2002) |
| Herbert v. Lando, 441 U.S. 153 (1979) | |
| Johnston | Milkovich v. Lorain Journal, 497 U.S. 1 (1990) |
| Masson v. New Yorker, 501 U.S. 496 (1991) | |
| Rosser | Turner v. KTRK, 38 S.W.3d 103 (2000) |
| Aldana | New Times v. Isaacks, 91 S.W.3d 844, 850 (Tex. 2004) |
| Hernandez | Kinney v. Barnes, ___ S.W.3d ___ (2014) |
| O’Neal | KBMT v. Toledo, ____ S.W.3d ____ (2016) |
Emotional Distress
| Corral | Hustler and Larry C. Flynt v. Jerry Falwell, 485 U.S 46 (1988) |
| C. Thompson | Cape Pub. v. Bridges, 423 So. 2d 426, 8 Med.L.Rptr. 2535 (1982) |
Privacy
| Galella v. Onassis, 487 F.2d 986 (2nd Cir. 1973) | |
| Righi | Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001) |
| Henson | Sidis v. FR Publishing, 113 F.2d 806 (2d Cir. 1940) |
| Briscoe v. Reader’s Digest, 4 C.3d 529, 1971 Cal. LEXIS 338 (1971) | |
| Crombie | Cox Broadcasting v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469 (1975) |
| Donaldson | Time Inc. v. Hill, 385 U.S 374 (1967) |
| Barrington | Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing, 419 U.S. 245 (1974) |
| Goldston | Cain v. Hearst 878 S.W.2d 577 (Tex. 1994) |
| Midler v. Ford Motor Company, 849 F.2d 460 (9th Cir. 1988) | |
| Hamilton | Ex Parte Thompson, ___ S.W.3d ____ (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) |
| Lees | Ex Parte Lo, ____ S.W.3rd ____ (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) |
Intellectual Property
| Wischmeyer | Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730 (1989) |
| Berriman | Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994) |
| Berry | New York Times v. Tasini, 533 U.S. 483 (2001) |
| T. Thompson | Sony v. Universal City Studios, 464 U.S. 417 (1984) |
| Mince | Metro Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, 545 U.S. 913 (2005) |
| Martinez | ABC v. Aereo, 573 U.S. ____ (2014) |
| Lundy | In re Tam, ___ (No. 14-1203, Fed. Cir. Dec. 22, 2015) |
Commercial Speech
| Donaldson | Valentine v. Chrestensen, 316 U.S. 52 (1942) |
| Berry | Bigelow v. Virginia, 421 U.S. 809 (1975) |
| Corral | Virginia Bd. Of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens, 425 U.S. 748 (1976) |
| Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 433 U.S. 350 (1977) | |
| Hamilton | Central Hudson v. PSC of New York, 447 U.S. 557 (1980) |
| Bolger v. Youngs Drugs Prods. Corp., 463 U.S. 60 (1983) | |
| Johnston | Posadas v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico, 478 U.S. 328 (1986) |
| Goldston | Board of Trustees, S.U.N.Y. v. Fox, 492 U.S. 469 (1989) |
| O’Neal | 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island, 517 U.S. 484 (1996) |
Obscenity
| Martinez | Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973) |
| Ellis | Jenkins v. Georgia, 418 U.S. 153 (1974) |
| Berriman | Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U.S. 557 (1969) |
| C. Thompson | Ginzburg v. U.S., 383 U.S. 463 (1966) |
| Mince | Ginsberg v. New York, 390 U.S. 629 (1968) |
| Crombie | New York v. Ferber, 458 U.S. 747 (1982) |
| Osborne v. Ohio, 495 U.S. 103 (1990) | |
| Aldana | United States v. Williams, 553 U.S. 285 (2008) |
| Young et al. v. American Mini Theatres et al., 427 U.S. 50 (1976) | |
| Righi | City of Erie v. Pap’s A.M., 529 U.S. 277 (2000) |
Violence
| Hernandez | Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, 564 U.S. ___ (2011) |
Broadcasting
| Lees | FCC v. Pacifica, 438 U.S. 726 (1978) |
| T. Thompson | Red Lion v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367 (1969) |
| Remenar | FCC v. Fox II, 567 U.S. ___ (2012) |
Free Press and Newsgathering
| Rotenberry | Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532 (1965) |
| Chandler v. Florida, 449 U.S. 560 (1981) | |
| Sheppard v. Maxwell, 384 U.S. 333 (1966) | |
| Murphy v. Florida, 421 U.S. 794 (1975) | |
| Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 53 (1976) | |
| Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia., 448 U.S. 555 (1980) | |
| Branzburg v. Hayes et al., 408 U.S. 665 (1972) | |
| Cohen v. Cowles Media, 501 U.S. 663 (1991) | |
Free Exercise and Establishment Clause
| Abington Township v. Schempp, et al., 374 U.S. 203 (1963) | |
| Barrington | Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962) |
| Henson | Westside Community Schools v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990) |
| Rosser | Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971) |
| Lundy | McCreary County v. ACLU; Van Orden v. Perry, 545 U.S. 844 (2005) |
| Employment Division, Oregon v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990) | |
| Town of Greece v. Galloway, 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | |
| Wischmeyer | Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, 573 U.S. ____ (2014) |
| Holt v. Hobbs, ___ U.S. ___ (2015) | |
| Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz., 576 US _ (2015) |