Walter Huber is a professor and chair of the department of political science and criminal justice at Muskingum University. He serves as the director of the university’s Center for Regional Planning and Development. See Huber’s LinkedIn page)
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Citizen Publishing Co. v. United States (1969)
Citizen Publishing Co. v. United States (1969) affirmed that two newspapers run under a joint operating agreement were not exempt from antitrust laws by the First Amendment.
Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association (1990)
FTC v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association (1990) said the First Amendment didn't protect a boycott of a system of reduced-fee legal services for sheer monetary gain.
Greer v. Spock (1976)
Greer v. Spock decided that, despite First Amendment protections, areas on military bases open to the public were not necessarily open for engagement in political forums.
Grove Press v. Maryland State Board of Censors (1971)
Grove Press v. Maryland State Board of Censors let stand an appeals court decision banning the Swedish film I Am Curious (Yellow) on the grounds of obscenity.
Harte-Hanks Communications v. Connaughton (1989)
Harte-Hanks Communications v. Connaughton (1989) decided that public figures can establish libel by showing that a publisher acted with reckless disregard for the truth.
Kelley v. Johnson (1976)
In Kelley v. Johnson (1976), the Supreme Court found that a county regulation limiting the length of county policemen’s hair did not violate the First or Fourteenth Amendment.
Kleindienst v. Mandel(1972)
In Kleindienst v. Mandel (1972), the Court held that First Amendment protections did not extend to non-citizens, even if invited to the country for academic purposes.
McKinney v. Alabama (1976)
McKinney v. Alabama (1976) found that the defendant’s First Amendment right had been violated because he was not allowed to contest the obscenity of the materials in question.
Pinkus v. United States (1978)
Pinkus v. United States (1978) centered on jury instructions in an obscenity case relating to contemporary community standards. The instructions violated due process.
United States v. Edge Broadcasting Co. (1993)
In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Edge Broadcasting Co. upheld a federal law prohibiting the broadcasting of advertisements for state-run lotteries by broadcasters in nonlottery states.