Course Description

Instructor: Steven Harbour, JD

The First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution broadly protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press. We’ll discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment on free speech and press issues including: restrictions on place, time and manner of speech, fighting words and hate speech, criticism of political and public figures, limitations on campaign and political speech, corporate speech (Citizens United), publication of government secrets, education and free speech, restrictions on advertising and other commercial speech, and speech by the government and government employees. (Please note: this course is approximately 80% duplication from the instructor’s Fall 2016 First Amendment course)

Steven served as law clerk to the Honorable Lewis R. Morgan, United States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals, and served as an adjunct professor of business law at Kennesaw State University.