During World War II, the Supreme Court began to apply the clear and present danger standard of First Amendment protection to dissident political speech.| The Free Speech Center
The Court considered conscientious objector cases during the Vietnam War, weighing when First Amendment freedom protects someone from laws requiring military service.| The Free Speech Center
The pacifism and effort of the Amish and Mennonites to separate themselves from worldliness have led to a number of important First Amendment legal precedents.| The Free Speech Center
Perhaps no religious sect has had a greater impact relative to its size on expanding the First Amendment free exercise of religion than has the Jehovah’s Witnesses.| The Free Speech Center