Understanding the First Amendment

The origins and nature of the first amendment -- Speech advocating violent or illegal action -- Content regulation -- Content regulation: other candidates for categorical exclusion or -- Limited protection -- Overbreadth, vagueness, and prior restraints -- Content neutrality -- Testing the boundaries of doctrine -- Freedom of association and compelled expression -- The government as employer, educator, and source of funds -- Media and the first amendment -- The establishment clause -- The free exercise clause

The origins and nature of the First Amendment -- Speech advocating violent or illegal action -- Content regulation -- Content regulation : other candidates for categorical exclusion or limited protection -- Overbreadth, vagueness & prior restraints -- Content neutrality -- Testing the boundaries of doctrine -- Freedom of association and compelled expression -- The government as employer, educator, and source of funds -- Rights of the press -- Media technology and the First Amendment -- The establishment clause -- The free exercise clause