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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

May 11, 2017 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, Supreme Court of the United States, (1942) Case summary for Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire: Chaplinsky was convicted under s New Hampshire statute for speaking words which prohibited offensive, derisive and annoying words to a person lawfully on a street corner. He later challenged his conviction, claiming the statute violated his […]

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Civil Rights
U.S. Constitution

Snyder v. Phelps

April 13, 2017 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. 443 (2011). Case Summary of Snyder v. Phelps: A church leader and several church members traveled to Maryland to picket at a military funeral. The picketers held signs decrying the moral decline of the U.S. and homosexuality in the military. The soldier’s father sued the church and church members because […]

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Governmental Policies
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