Free Speech on Campus

Professor Lee Epstein and Chancellor Andrew D. Martin

Political Science 334

Spring 2022

TOOLS 2: FREE EXPRESSION IN THE SUPREME COURT (February 2, February 9)

FEBRUARY 2

Section/Class Activities

1. Develop an understanding of the American legal system
2. Learn about law, with emphasis on the constitutional guarantees of free expression
3. Consider how the Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment expression clauses

Preparation
1. To prepare for your section meeting/class, please download this pdf file
2. And please read this case.

FEBRUARY 9

Section Activities

1. Review doctrine covered in class on February 2
2. Consider in more detail hostile audience doctrine/heckler's veto via a case study (at Georgetown Law School)
3. To prepare for your section meeting, please watch this video and read this synposis of the event

In Class

1. Continue our consideration of Supreme Court doctrine
2. Apply the doctrine to regulations of hate speech