| The Supreme Court: Key First Amendment Cases in 1999-2000 Wednesday, April 5, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Charles Williams, American Bar Association, Editor, Preview
of U.S. Supreme Court Cases
This session will offer an update on the Supreme Court's First Amendment jurisprudence,
in such areas as freedom of speech, the establishment [of religion] clause, and the right
to association. Such cases as University of Wisconsin v. Southworth (student fees
and free speech), U.S. v. Playboy (cable scrambling of sexually explicit programs),
Nixon v. Shrink Missouri PAC (campaign finance reform), Dale v. Boy Scouts of
America (gay scouts), and Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
(student-led prayer at football games) will be discussed. Attention will be given to case
outcomes, key litigants, legal arguments, and implications for students and young people.
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