United States v. Stevens

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:argued_on October 6, 2009
gptkbp:case_number 08-769
gptkbp:case_outcome Unconstitutional under the First Amendment
gptkbp:case_types Free speech case
gptkbp:consequences Limits on government regulation of speech
Legal standards for obscenity
Impact on future legislation
Broad interpretation of free speech
Protection of artistic expression
Balancing free speech and societal interests
Challenges to obscenity laws
Judicial review of content-based laws
Judicial scrutiny of speech restrictions
First Amendment protections for controversial speech
gptkbp:date November 2, 2009
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 20, 2010
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:effective_date April 20, 2010
gptkbp:election 8-1
gptkbp:historical_context Post-9/11 free speech issues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Stevens
gptkbp:impact First Amendment jurisprudence
Legislation on animal cruelty
gptkbp:is_cited_in 559 U. S. 460
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:legal_context Federal law on animal cruelty
gptkbp:legal_issue First Amendment rights
gptkbp:outcome Statute struck down
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Virginia_v._Black
gptkb:Texas_v._Johnson
gptkb:R._A._V._v._City_of_St._Paul
gptkb:United_States_v._O'_Brien
Content-based restrictions on speech
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Robert_J._Stevens
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:public_reaction Debate on free speech
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:United_States_v._Alvarez
gptkbp:related_to animal cruelty videos
gptkbp:responds_to gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis First Amendment implications
gptkbp:significance Protection of expressive conduct
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3