Protected Political Activity

THOMPSON v. HEBDON, 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Political Speech, Protected Political Activity

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DAVID THOMPSON, ET AL., v. HEATHER HEBDON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALASKA PUBLIC OFFICES COMMISSION, ET AL. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 19–122. Decided November 25, 2019 PER CURIAM. Alaska law limits the amount an individual […]

Papish v. Board of Curators of the University of Missouri, 410 U.S. 667 (1973)

Issues: First Amendment, Protected Political Activity, Schools/Colleges

410 U.S. 667 93 S.Ct. 1197 35 L.Ed.2d 618 Barbara Susan PAPISH v. The BOARD OF CURATORS OF the UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI et al. No. 72?794. Decided March 19, 1973. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner, a graduate student in the University of Missouri School of Journalism, was expelled for distributing on campus a newspaper ‘containing forms […]

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Protected Political Activity, Schools/Colleges

393 U.S. 503 89 S.Ct. 733 21 L.Ed.2d 731 John F. TINKER and Mary Beth Tinker, Minors, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. No. 21. Argued Nov. 12, 1968. Decided Feb. 24, 1969. Counsel: Dan Johnston, Des Moines, Iowa, for petitioners. Allan A. Herrick, Des Moines, Iowa, for […]

Heffernan v. City of Paterson, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Protected Political Activity

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]