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.

• First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport 29th April 2026
  The case primarily concerns the First Amendment right to free speech and association, as the subpoena for donor information burdens these rights.
• Chiles v. Salazar 31st March 2026
  The case centers on whether Colorado's law regulating conversion therapy constitutes a viewpoint-based restriction on speech, which implicates the First Amendment's protection of free speech.
• Olivier v. City of Brandon 20th March 2026
  The case centers on whether the city's ordinance violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment by restricting where Olivier can preach.
• Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton 27th June 2025
  The case directly involves the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause, as it addresses whether a Texas law regulating access to sexually explicit content is constitutional.
• 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 concerns the First Amendment's protection of free speech, specifically regarding the platforms' right to engage in content moderation.
• Murthy v. Missouri 26th June 2024
  The case involves allegations that the government pressured social media platforms to censor speech, implicating First Amendment free speech rights.
• Gonzalez v. Trevino 20th June 2024
  The case centers on a retaliatory-arrest claim involving protected speech, specifically the gathering of signatures for a petition.
• Vidal v. Elster 13th June 2024
  The central issue in the case is 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 violated the First Amendment by coercing entities to suppress the NRA's gun-promotion advocacy.
• 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.
• Gonzalez v. Google LLC 18th May 2023
  The case involves the application of § 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which is related to the regulation of speech on internet platforms.
• Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist. 27th June 2022
  The Court determined that Mr. Kennedy's prayers were protected under the Free Speech Clause as private speech.
• Egbert v. Boule 8th June 2022
  The case involves a First Amendment claim of unlawful retaliation by a federal agent.
• Federal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz 16th May 2022
  The case centers on whether the loan-repayment limitation violates the First Amendment rights of candidates and their campaigns to engage in political speech.
• Shurtleff v. Boston 2nd May 2022
  The central issue was whether Boston's refusal to allow the flag raising constituted a violation of the Free Speech Clause.
• City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC 21st April 2022
  The case primarily concerns whether the City's sign code violates the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause by distinguishing between on-premises and off-premises signs.
• Houston Community College System v. Wilson 24th March 2022
  The case primarily deals with whether a verbal censure by a government body violates the First Amendment rights of an elected official.