Freedom of Expression in Contemporary India NOUFAL KK Learning objectives 1. To understand what is freedom of expression 2. To understand what are the major challenges of freedom of expression in india Introduction Freedom of expression is one of the most important characteristics of the Indian Constitution. It gives freedom of expression for every citizen living in India.Freedom of expression shows itself in a variety of ways that are often viewed as controversial. The spread of ideas is a fundamental
inappropriate sexual speech during an assembly where his classmates and school staff attended. His speech was related to his classmate’s vice- presidential election for student government. He was suspended from school for three days because he broke the school disciplinary code for inappropriate sexual comments as well as gestures. The student father was angry and said the school was breaking the First Amendment for the freedom of speech. A statement of the issue or problem posed by the case Matthew Fraser
based on The Flag Desecration law of the Texas violate Johnson's right to freedom of speech based on the First Amendment? In the United States, Supreme Court is well-known as the highest judicial court which has responsible for the federal or international level cases. Texas v. Johnson was a very controversial case that had moved from one State’s Court to the Supreme Court but still consisted of disagreements about it. The case had to deal with the First Amendment as well as The Flag Desecration law
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petitition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Basicly this means we as Americans have a right of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly. The one I will be righting about is freedom of speech. The definition of freedom of speech is the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference
Camus once said, “A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom a press will never be anything but bad.” This quote certainly raise a question, to what extent the press is allowed of freedom of speech, and on what grounds it should not be affected by the government. But more importantly, how does law and justice should protect these rights of press. The book Make No Law is about a very rare case, in which heroes are heroes, the villains are villains, and everyone can be characterized
Elastic Clause. This allows congress to make laws to help them do their job. One example of Elastic Clause is the Escobedo vs. Illinois case. Escobedo was arrested in connection to a murder. He was not allowed to see his lawyer, even when his lawyer tried to come to the police station and look for him. He later confessed to the crime under interrogation. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction because it was considered an illegal confession. The constitution gives him the right to see his lawyer.
Phelps. This case considered to have one of the most uniquely hateful groups, the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, who are a small fringe religious group, that notably tries to live by the bible.(Facts and Case Summary) The case happened in March 2006, the issue of the case was whether Westboro's signs and comments while picketing Mathew Snyder's funeral, relates to matters of public concern.(Facts and Case Summary) Entitling the greater protection under the Free Speech Clause of the
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District: A Landmark Case Complete Citation Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District 1969 (No. 21). 393 U.S. 503 (1969). United States Supreme Court. Argued November 12, 968. Decided February 24, 1969. Parties Involved in the Case The parties involved in the case were Mary Beth Tinker, John Tinker, and Christopher Eckhardt (Cornell University Law School, 2015) The plaintiffs are Mary Beth Tinker, John Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt
The Times stated that under the First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances” and under the Fourteenth Amendment “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction
HIGH COURTS AND SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENTS There is a surfeit of cases where the Indian courts have recognized the right to privacy as a fundamental right. Following is the list of landmark cases where this has been the case, along with points on what the court has decided on those cases: 1. Kharak Singh v. The State of U.P (1962) - This was the first time that the right to privacy was recognized as a fundamental right, albeit only by a minority opinion within the Supreme court. It was recognized