William Crawford Green, Ph.D., (1954-2020) was a professor of political science and government at Morehead State University.
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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1993) said that a city ordinance against animal sacrifice practiced by a new church violated the First Amendment.
Frederick Vinson
Supreme Court Chief Justice Frederick Vinson tended to favor national security over First Amendment freedom of speech, and was a moderate on race relations.
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The Hicklin Test, an obscenity standard originating in England, was initially used in America but did not survive constitutional challenges based on the First Amendment.