Theyre doing hard work cleaning up a cluttered closet to the First Amendment where lower courts are in disagreement and everyone is a little bit at sea. The first of these, a case involving the socalled truth rats doctrine. There is a lot of speech protected by the First Amendment, there is a lot of speech that is not protected by the First Amendment and this is a question of when is threatening language protected and when is it not protected . The question is in order to be unprotected by the First Amendment, does the speaker have to have intended to threaten someone . Or is it enough if a reasonable person would think this was threatening language . Do you have a subjective standard when you ask about the state of mind of the speaker or do you ask what an objective listener would take away . This is not about whether you intend to carry out the threat or not. That is not necessary. Do you have to have intended to make someone feel threatened . This case involves a man the university
Intelligence hearing on isis. The former commander to the u. S. Central command and the former u. S. Ambassador to iraq and syria. This Supreme Courts new term begins in october. Some of the upcoming cases include racial gerrymandering of congressional districts, whistle blower protections and the religious freedoms of prisoners. Former acting solicitor general joined a panel of law professors from the muslim center. Welcome to the aba division for public educations on the docket, Supreme Court Program Posted in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars. Im gary slayman, the chairman of the aba preview advise si board. Preview is the for decades has been the only resource to provide Detailed Analysis of each case before the Supreme Court prior to all arguments. Each preview issue highlights the main issue for the court in a way that nonlawyers and lawyers alike can understand. The preview board is delighted to welcome you to on the docket, to the annual Supr
If they can do something, theyll do it, whatever it is. And if you havent been to a prison, i encourage you to go and visit it and see what its like. Justice kennedy served on the california prison commission, he cares deeply about this set of issues. I think this one is you know, i feel comfortable arguing almost anything but this one i would not want to argue on behalf of arkansas. But you would encourage people to visit the easy way, not the hard way, right . Absolutely. Want to be clear. With an open door. Did you want i think its interesting when we think about a couple of cases that we spoke about, gilbert and holt, were looking at the degree of discretion that the court is either to afford to prison officials or to local officials about the signage that will go up in a town or the safety concerns, it will be interesting to see if theres any inconsistency in how much deference is given to any state official depending on the context and of course prisons do present something of a
Kt mcfarland, and pull eutsy Pulitzer Prize medalist, judith turner. And also, stepping down, eric holder faced with a defeat in federal court. We begin with that new terror warning out of iraq, a warning that caught Obama Administration off guard. Reporter as president obama wrapped up 3 days in new york new fears about a potential terror plot in major subways like this one, iraqi Prime Minister claiming his intelligence operation uncovered a imminent ballot by isis to attack systems in paris, and key american cities, possibly as retaliation for u. S. Air strikes. Our subways remain the most vulnerable of infrastructure in new york. Reporter whitwhite house officials quickly downplayed the claim. National Security Council spokeswoman said that white house taking ought threats seriously, but added we have not confirmed such a plot, would have to review any information from the iraqi partners before making further determinenition, Vice President biden joined push, to Grow International
Kt mcfarland, and pull eutsy Pulitzer Prize medalist, judith turner. And also, stepping down, eric holder faced with a defeat in federal court. We begin with that new terror warning out of iraq, a warning that caught Obama Administration off guard. Reporter as president obama wrapped up 3 days in new york new fears about a potential terror plot in major subways like this one, iraqi Prime Minister claiming his intelligence operation uncovered a imminent ballot by isis to attack systems in paris, and key american cities, possibly as retaliation for u. S. Air strikes. Our subways remain the most vulnerable of infrastructure in new york. Reporter whitwhite house officials quickly downplayed the claim. National Security Council spokeswoman said that white house taking ought threats seriously, but added we have not confirmed such a plot, would have to review any information from the iraqi partners before making further determinenition, Vice President biden joined push, to Grow International