Supreme Court Cases

Cases

These are cases where this concept was identified as relevant. Click a case to view its summary, holding, and supporting syllabus excerpts.

• Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton 27th June 2025
  The case primarily involves the application of the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause, as the petitioners challenge the statute as facially unconstitutional under this provision.
• TikTok Inc. v. Garland 17th January 2025
  The case primarily addresses whether the Act violates the First Amendment rights of TikTok and its users, focusing on free speech implications.
• Moody v. NetChoice, LLC 1st July 2024
  The case primarily deals with First Amendment challenges related to content moderation by social media platforms.
• Murthy v. Missouri 26th June 2024
  The case involves allegations that the government pressured platforms to suppress speech, implicating First Amendment concerns.
• Gonzalez v. Trevino 20th June 2024
  The case centers on whether Gonzalez's arrest was retaliatory due to her exercise of free speech rights in gathering signatures for a petition.
• Vidal v. Elster 13th June 2024
  The case primarily addresses whether the Lanham Act's names clause violates the First Amendment's free speech protections.
• National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo 30th May 2024
  The case centers on whether Vullo's actions constituted a violation of the First Amendment by coercing entities to suppress NRA's gun-promotion advocacy.
• Lindke v. Freed 15th March 2024
  The case centers on whether Freed's actions on social media violated Lindke's First Amendment rights by blocking him from commenting.
• O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier 15th March 2024
  The case involves allegations of First Amendment violations due to the blocking of comments on social media pages.
• 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis 30th June 2023
  The case primarily revolves around whether Colorado can compel a website designer to create expressive content that conflicts with her beliefs, which is a core issue of free speech under the First Amendment.
• Counterman v. Colorado 27th June 2023
  The case primarily deals with the First Amendment's protection of free speech and the requirements for prosecuting true threats.
• United States v. Hansen 23rd June 2023
  The case primarily addresses whether a statute is unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment by potentially punishing protected speech.
• Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC 8th June 2023
  The case involves the application of the Rogers test, which is designed to protect First Amendment interests in the trademark context.
• Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist. 27th June 2022
  The Free Speech Clause is also central as the Court evaluated whether Mr. Kennedy's prayers were protected speech.
• Egbert v. Boule 8th June 2022
  The case involves a First Amendment claim regarding unlawful retaliation by a federal agent.
• Federal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz 16th May 2022
  The case primarily concerns whether the loan-repayment limitation burdens political speech, which is protected under the First Amendment.
• Shurtleff v. Boston 2nd May 2022
  The case centers on whether Boston's refusal to allow the Christian flag to be raised constitutes a violation of the Free Speech Clause.
• City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC 21st April 2022
  The case primarily deals with whether the City's sign code violates the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause.
• Houston Community College System v. Wilson 24th March 2022
  The case primarily concerns whether a verbal censure by an elected body violates the First Amendment's protection of free speech.
• Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta 1st July 2021
  The case primarily involves a First Amendment challenge to a compelled disclosure requirement, which burdens the right to free association, a component of free speech.
• Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B. L. 23rd June 2021
  The case centers on whether the school's punishment of B. L. for her off-campus speech violated her First Amendment rights.
• Fulton v. Philadelphia 17th June 2021
  The case involved a challenge under the Free Speech Clause, although the Court did not decide on this basis.
• Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski 8th March 2021
  The case involves a challenge to college policies that restricted the petitioners' ability to speak on campus, implicating the First Amendment's protection of free speech.
• Carney v. Adams 10th December 2020
  The case involved a claim that Delaware's requirements violated the First Amendment right to freedom of association, which is a component of free speech rights.
• Mckesson v. Doe 2nd November 2020
  The case revolves around whether the First Amendment protects Mckesson from liability for organizing a protest that led to violence.
• Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. 6th July 2020
  The case primarily concerns the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause as it evaluates content-based restrictions on speech.
• Agency for Int’l Development v. Alliance for Open Society 29th June 2020
  The case primarily concerns whether the Policy Requirement violates the First Amendment rights of American organizations when applied to their foreign affiliates.