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 David Hudson serves as an attorney for the First Amendment
Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Center, which is funded
by the Freedom Forum, seeks to foster a greater public understanding and
appreciation for First Amendment rights and values. Hudson writes for the
Freedom Forum's online publication, The Freedom Forum Online, and other
leading publications devoted to First Amendment issues. He contributes regularly to
the American Bar Association's Preview of United
States Supreme Court Cases, the Commercial Speech
Digest and the ABA
Journal.
People are often charged with disorderly conduct or breach of the
peace based on harsh or profane language. Generally, the First Amendment
prohibits punishment of an individual based on speech. However, the courts
have recognized a narrow exception of unprotected "fighting
words." This course introduces participants to the leading U.S.
Supreme Court cases on fighting words and disorderly conduct. This course also tests participant's
knowledge with a series of fact patterns from appellate case law.
Click here to take this course.
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