Freedom of Speech and Presss: Exceptions to the First Amendment


 

Publication Date: September 2008

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Author(s):

Research Area: Law and ethics

Type: Report

Coverage: United States United States

Abstract:

This report provides an overview of the major exceptions to the First Amendment -- of the ways that the Supreme Court has interpreted the guarantee of freedom of speech and press to provide no protection or only limited protection for
some types of speech.