Supreme Court Cases: Freedom Of Speech In The First Amendment

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The Supreme Court is the highest federal court. Each year thousands of people try to have the Supreme Court look at their case because for these people it is the last resort for justice, however most of the time the Supreme Court cannot view these cases. Approximately eighty cases or one percent of the cases are accepted each year. Once accepted they have a briefing and an oral argument. Soon after the justices of the Supreme Court make a precedent. Whenever the Supreme Court sets a precedent they are increasing the rights of Americans by adding freedom to our daily lives for criminals, the LGBT community, and cases regarding the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court interprets the law to sets precedents to protect the rights of criminals. In
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Snyder vs Phelps deals with freedom of speech in the First Amendment. In Snyder vs Phelps the Supreme Court’s decision says that speech in a public place about a public topic cannot be held responsible for emotional distress even if it is outrageous (“Snyder v Phelps, Oyez”). This court cases deals with the freedom of expression in the First Amendment. Tinker vs. Des Moines said that school officials must prove that it causes a disruptions at school before punishing the children (“Tinker v Des Moines, Oyez”). New York Times vs. United States deals with freedom of press. New York Times vs. United States allowed the New York Times to published materials and the government must show that publishing the materials would cause “grave and irreparable” danger (“New York Times v United States, Oyez”). Stanley vs. Georgia court cases deals with right to privacy of the First Amendment. In Stanley vs. Georgia it helped imply the right to privacy (“Stanley v Georgia, Oyez”). The Supreme Court preserves the rights stated in the constitution like the First Amendment by not letting the government and people get too …show more content…
The Supreme Court has accomplished these things by making laws to protect the rights of criminals, providing the LGBT community with rights, and preserving the rights of the First Amendment. They protect the rights of criminals by not creating a punishment that is too severe because they might not be guilty. The Supreme Court has been recently providing the LGBT community with rights because everyone deserves to be treated equally. They preserve the First Amendment rights by not letting the citizens of America get too