the part of the first amendment prohibiting the establishment of a church officially supported by the national government

restraining an activity before it has actually occurred. When expression is involved this means censorship

advertising statements which increasingly have been given first amendment protection

the test proposed by justice oliver Wendell holmes for determining when government may restrict free speech. Restrictions are permissible only when speech presents a clear and present danger to the public order

sexually offensive material. Obscenity can be illegal if it is found to violate a four part test established by the united states supreme court

public uttering of a false statement that harms the good reputation of another. The statement must be made to, or within the hearing of, someone other than the defamed party.

an issue ordered by a judge restricting the publication of news about a trial or a pretrial hearing to protect the accused right to a fair trial

habeas corpus means literally “ you have the body” a writ of habeas corpus is an order that requires jailers to bring a prisoner before a court or judge and explain why the person is being held

the first act in a criminal proceeding, in which the defendant is brought before a court to hear the charges against him or her and enter a plea of guilty or not guilty