Civil Rights
Introduction
Application of the Civil Rights Act
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Equal Rights
Education
Pregnancy
First Amendment Rights
Regulating Speech
Types of Permissible Speech
Types of Impermissible Speech
Clear and Present Danger
Fighting Words
Defamation
Obscenity
Free Speech at Work
False Commercial Speech
Due Process
Equal Protection
Governmental Immunity
Sexual Orientation
Right to Privacy
Religious Freedoms
Sexual Harassment
Types of Impermissible Speech
The right to speak freely is not absolute. For example, obscenity, libel and slander are prohibited. Speech that threatens and intimidates others may be impermissible. Additionally, the place of the speech can act as a bar to free speech. For example, laws may ban signs, distribution of campaign literature and speakers near the perimeter of voting precincts.