Topic
First Amendment & Free Speech
The boundaries of expression in America — from campus speech and social media regulation to press freedom, hate speech, and religious liberty.
21 courses · 24 briefs
The First Amendment sits at the center of some of the most contested legal and cultural questions of our time. As speech moves online, courts face new challenges applying centuries-old doctrine to social media platforms, algorithmic content moderation, and the blurring line between private and public censorship.
These courses and briefs examine First Amendment law across its full range — from foundational doctrines on government speech restrictions to contemporary debates over hate speech, campus expression, press freedom, religious exemptions, and the legal status of content moderation by technology companies.
Courses
21 on-demand CLE courses on this topic
58:18Policing the Police
64:07Press Freedom vs. Privacy
58:24Hate Speech and the First Amendment
56:59When Religious Freedom Harms Children
1:06:00Inside Counsel at Scale
1:12:10The AI Threat to Privacy
1:34:07Defending Words
1:30:42Scroll Control
1:04:51Confronting the Disinformation Engine
1:30:26Trump Trials – A Survey in Legal Ethics
1:03:46Police Commands & Police Coercion
54 minFree Speech on the Law School Campus
1:06:33God & Football after Bremerton
29:54Free Speech vs Hate Speech on Campus
31:47#MeToo Challenges in the Legal Profession
30:17Lawyers with Bias
30:29Cyberbullying and the First Amendment
32:43#TrumpTweets - Redefining Presidential Twitter
30:59Cruelty on the Farm - Food Safety and Animal Welfare
31:16Lawyer Ads Gone Wrong
30:33From Facebook to Tinder: The Ethics of Social Media
Briefs
24 legal briefs on this topic
15:37Brief1st v. 2nd: What Happens When Amendments Collide?
Is carrying a gun speech? Can protests be gun-free? How courts handle clashes between speech and gun rights.
11:07BriefWhat Weapons Get 2nd Amendment Protection?
Common use, "dangerous and unusual," stun guns, and the open question of AR-15s under the Second Amendment.
11:05BriefAre Felon Gun Bans Constitutional?
Civic virtue or dangerousness? How courts weigh lifetime gun bans for people with felony records after Bruen
7:37BriefDo you have to comply with police orders?
Unlawful orders, the right to resist, and why 'comply now, complain later' often leaves no way to complain.
6:21BriefSocial Media as "Common Carrier?"
Can states force Facebook or YouTube to carry everyone? Common carriage and must-carry laws after Moody.
7:24BriefThe Lemon Test Explained
What Lemon v. Kurtzman required, why it fell out of favor, and where it stands after Kennedy v. Bremerton.
7:33BriefText, History, & Tradition Test
How Bruen replaced the two-part framework for gun laws, and why history can be hard to apply
12:45BriefNYSRPA v. Bruen
How the Supreme Court recognized a right to carry in public and replaced balancing with a history test
6:06BriefFTC Act Section 5 Unfairness Balancing Test
Why a leading privacy scholar argues the FTC's unfairness test lets substantial consumer harm slip through.
6:50BriefCan you record the police?
The First Amendment right to film police, and when officers can limit it at crime scenes, stops, and arrests.
0:52BriefCan you be arrested for giving the finger to police?
Why the First Amendment protects rude gestures and harsh words aimed at police officers
3:48Brief"Compassionate Use" and the Law on Unapproved COVID-19 Drugs
How FDA expanded access, Right to Try laws, and off-label prescribing govern unproven treatments.
3:46BriefCan the President Overturn States' Quarantine Orders?
Harvard's Glenn Cohen on federal versus state power over shutdowns, quarantines, and public health orders.
2:52BriefCan You Be Liable for the Emojis You Use?
Courts read emojis together with words, so a gun emoji or a thumbs-up can carry real legal consequences.
2:57BriefDo You Have a Heckler's Veto Right?
Why shouting down a speaker you oppose undermines free speech, and how the heckler's veto doctrine began.
3:46BriefA First Amendment Right to Social Media?
Why there is no constitutional right to stay on Facebook or X, and why platform access still matters
4:04BriefCan universities ban hate speech on campus?
Why public universities cannot ban offensive speech, and where harassment law draws the line on campus.
3:13BriefDo student athletes have a right to "take a knee?"
Can a public school punish a student athlete for kneeling during the anthem? The First Amendment answer.
3:38BriefWhat are your rights to protest in public?
Streets, sidewalks, and parks: when you need a permit to protest and what counts as unlawful obstruction.
2:21BriefCan you be fired for speech outside the office?
Why the First Amendment does not stop a private employer from firing you for what you say on your own time.
4:59BriefWhat counts as “incitement” under the First Amendment?
How Brandenburg and Claiborne Hardware set a high bar before speech can be punished as incitement
3:49BriefIs There a Right to Record the Police?
Most federal appeals courts now protect filming police in public, but buffer laws and immunity still matter.
3:14BriefWhat is voter intimidation?
Threats at the polls, armed officials, and lies about when to vote: what counts as voter intimidation.
1:48BriefThe "crime" of the ballot selfie!?
Is it illegal to take a selfie with your ballot? Why some states ban ballot photos and how courts responded.
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