Multi-media Sources:
Source 1: Strossen, Nadine. “On the Challenges to Our Freedom of Speech.” Keppler Speakers Keppler Speakers Bureau. n.d. Web. 4 February 2014.
Source 2: Kutzman, Daniel. Free Speech Zone. Political cartoon. About.com Political Humor. About.com, n.d. Web. 5 February 2014.
Source 3: Examples of American’s Superior Values from Cohn, Bob. “21 Charts that Explain American Values Today.” The Atlantic. 27 June 2012. Web. 6 February 2014.
Domain-specific Vocabulary/Key Terms: P.C.- abbreviation for ‘politically correct,’ a form of speech intended to avoid offense to anyone; Free Speech Free Zones-quarantined areas for political dissenters away from political leaders; liberal-someone with supposedly radical or forward thinking ideas
Landmark Case Articles:
Source 1: Russomanno, Joseph. “Dissent Yesterday and Today: The Tinker Case and Its Legacy.” Communication Law and Policy 11.3 (2006): 367-391. Web. 4 February 2014.
Source 2: Price, Elaine. “The Island Trees Decision: The Constitutional Burden of School Boards.” Pace Law Review 3.3 (1983): 659-688. Web. 5 February 2014.
Source 3: Hymowitz, Kay S. “’You Can’t Suspend Me’ How the Courts Armed Students with Rights – and Attitude.” The New Democrat. 30 September 2009. Web. 5 February 2014.
Domain-specific Vocabulary/Key Terms: habeas corpus-the right to due process of law; sedition-inciting a people against their government; dissident-one who does not agree with a group; judicial intervention-occasion when a court intervenes to solve a problem; certiorari-a document requesting records of a case in a lower court be given to a higher court, i.e. federal court to Supreme Court
Contemporary Court Cases:
Source 1: Hudson, David L. “Student Loses Case Involving Religious Message in Speech.” First Amendment Center Freedom Forum. 27 January 2012. Web. 3 February 2014.
Source 2: Alison, Diana. “High School Settles Facebook First Amendment Case.” InformationWeek. 28 December 2010. Web 4 February 2014.
Source 3: Merritt, Laura P. “Supreme Court Declines to Hear Three Student Speech First Amendment Cases.” Waller TIPS Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, LLP. 27 January 2012. Web. 5 February 2014.
Domain-specific Vocabulary/Key Terms: summary judgment-a decision reached by the court without a full trial; harassment-behavior intended to upset, annoy or harm another group; establishment clause- one of two clauses pertaining to religion in the first amendment, prohibiting the preference of one religion over another in government
Advocacy Articles:
Source 1: Jordan, Erin. “National Free Speech Advocate Questions Iowa Community College Investigation.” The Gazette. 20 November 2013. Web. 2 February 2014.
Source 2: Sieczkowski, Cavan. “Sarah Palin Defends ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star’s Anti-Gay Comments as Free Speech.” The Huffington Post. 19 December 2013. Web. 4 February 2014.
Source 3: Gerstein, Josh. “President Obama at U.N. Gives Robust Defense of Free Speech.” Politico. 25 September 2012. Web. 4 February 2014.
Domain-specific Vocabulary/Key Terms: pursuit of happiness-belief expressed in the Declaration of Independence which allows people the right to free will; Equal Employment Opportunity- a hiring policy that prohibits discrimination for personal reasons; Affirmative action-an employment policy which promotes the hiring of minorities over other candidates
