Civil Disobedience, Injunctions, and the First Amendment
76 Pages Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Date Written: 1990
Abstract
Classic First Amendment law divides the world of expressive conduct into two parts: that which is protected by the Constitution and that which is not. Expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment generally cannot be prohibited by the government, though it may be regulated with reference to what is called time, place and manner. Expressive conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment can be prohibited by the government to precisely the same extent as any other kind of conduct. Indeed, the Supreme Court has upheld severe penalties for non-protected expressive conduct.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Ledewitz, Bruce, Civil Disobedience, Injunctions, and the First Amendment (1990). Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 19, p. 67, 1990, Duquesne University School of Law Research Paper No.2011-12, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1931675
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