Civil Liberties
I. NATIONALIZATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS
A. INTENTION OF THE FRAMERS
C. THE 14TH AMENDMENT'S DUE PROCESS CLAUSE
II. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
A. COSTS.
B. BENEFITS
III. FREE SPEECH
A. SPEECH AND ACTION
1. "CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER" TEST
2. "DANGEROUS TENDENCY DOCTRINE"
B. EXCEPTIONS TO FREE SPEECH GUARANTEES
2. CONSPIRACIES
IV. FREEDOM OF THE "PRESS"
A. OBSCENITY (Definition)
1. ORIGINAL ELEMENTS (Roth v. U.S., 1957)
2. CURRENT REQUIREMENTS (Miller v. California, 1973)
B. FILMS
C. ELECTRONIC MEDIA
V. FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY
A. RELATIONSHIP TO INTEREST GROUPS
B. SYMBOLIC SPEECH
VI. FREEDOM OF RELIGION
A. BASIC CONCEPT
VII. RIGHT TO PRIVACY (Griswold v. Conn., 1965)
A. CONTRACEPTION TO ABORTION
1. Roe v. Wade (1973)
2. Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
3. Gonzales v. Cahart (2007)
B. SEXUAL ORIENTATION
2. Lawrence v. Texas (2003) (Kennedy's Reference to European Courts)
C. RIGHT TO ASSISTED SUICIDE (Washington v. Glucksberg, 1997)
VIII. CONSTITUTIONALIZING PUBLIC POLICIES: Judicial Activism v. Judicial Self-Restraint
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