fighting-words

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-277 Aden Rusfeldt v. Officer Cristian Morar, et al. Third Circuit 2025-09-10 Denied Response Waived fighting-words first-amendment free-speech heckler's-veto public-forum qualified-immunity Under the First Amendment, street preachers and counter-protesters can speak in front of a crowd but not to a crowd, or to any person therein, or else…
22-7397 Daniel Kim v. Massachusetts Massachusetts 2023-04-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure criminal-speech due-process fighting-words first-amendment free-speech jury-determination jury-instructions speech-protection state-court true-threats 1. Whether a state court is prohibited from unilaterally determining whether a defendant's written speech on his blog is protected or criminal, withou…
21-7442 Aaron Matthew Oleston v. Wisconsin Wisconsin 2022-03-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights disorderly-conduct due-process fighting-words first-amendment free-speech law-enforcement police-arrest police-discretion Does the First Amendment protect the right of the people to approach law enforcement and criticize police actions in an opprobrious manner?
21-739 Mandeep Singh v. Haerim Won Washington 2021-11-18 Denied Relisted (2) amendment-xiv civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process fighting-words free-speech harassment interstate-jurisdiction protection-order true-threats "...blessed with daughter who I will be showing this world to as you are daughter to your parents... "- (PetAppK.p87a). 1) Are Jan 27th, 2019 actions…
20-1045 David G. Liebenguth v. Connecticut Connecticut 2021-02-01 Denied Response Waived civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process fighting-words first-amendment free-speech hate-speech law-enforcement racial-epithet Whether Referring To A Law Enforcement Officer By A Racial Epithet While Protesting An Enforcement Action Constitutes Fighting Words Unprotected By Th…
18-6348 Eric M. Pence v. Illinois Illinois 2018-10-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law criminal-prosecution criminal-statute disorderly-conduct due-process electronic-communication fighting-words first-amendment free-speech true-threat true-threats This case presents an important question involving the application of the First Amendment to the Constitution to state disorderly conduct statutes pro…