Case Categories: Hate Speech

• R.A.V. v. St. Paul (1992)

  In R.A.V. v. St. Paul (1992), the Court, citing violation of the First Amendment, overturned a rule that made it a crime to use a burning cross to intimidate...

• Terminiello v. Chicago (1949)

  Terminiello v. Chicago (1949) overturned on First Amendment grounds a disorderly conduct conviction against a suspended Catholic priest for making inflammatory...

• Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party of America (Ill) (1978)

  The decision in Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party of America, 373 N. E. 2d 21 (Ill. 1978) would set the foundation for later hate speech cases...

• Virginia v. Black (2003)

  Virginia v. Black (2003) upheld a statute making it illegal to burn a cross in public to intimidate others. Cross burning was a true threat unprotected by the...

• Wisconsin v. Mitchell (1993)

  Wisconsin v. Mitchell (1993) said a hate crime law that allowed enhanced punishment in crimes motivated by the victim's race or other factors did not violate...