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symbolic speech : conduct that is intended to convey a particular message which is likely to be understood by those viewing it [it is well established that wearing certain clothing can be a form of protected symbolic speech "City of Harvard v. Gaut, 660 N.E.2d 259 (1996)"] compare commercial speech, pure speech NOTE: Symbolic speech is entitled to free speech protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution unless its regulation is within the constitutional power of the government and is justified by an important government interest, and the restriction placed on it by regulation is no greater than is essential to the furtherance of that interest. ...
Symbolic speech
Symbolic speech, means conduct that is intended to convey a particular message which is likely to be understood by those viewing it compare commer-cial speech, pure speech, City of Harvard v. Gaut, 660 NE 2d 259 (1996)....
commercial speech
commercial speech : speech (as advertising) that proposes a commercial transaction compare pure speech, symbolic speech NOTE: Commercial speech is entitled to a lesser level of protection under the First Amendment than speech which is an expression of one's thoughts. ...
speech
speech : words or conduct used to communicate or express a thought : expression see also commercial speech, freedom of speech, free speech, obscene, symbolic speech Amendment I to the Constitution in the back matter ...
pure speech
pure speech : the communication of ideas through spoken or written words or through conduct limited in form to that necessary to convey the idea compare commercial speech, symbolic speech NOTE: Pure speech is accorded the highest degree of protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ...
free speech
free speech 1 : speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution [setting off an alarm bell is not free speech "A. M. Dershowitz"] 2 : freedom of speech [an unconstitutional restraint on free speech "National Law Journal"] ...
Religious symbol
Religious symbol, the calf and cow symbol is not a religious symbol, AIR 1972 Mad 167 (179). [Representation of People Act, 1951, s. 123(3)]...
speech or debate clause
speech or debate clause often cap S&D&C : a clause in Article I of the U.S. Constitution granting members of Congress a privilege from arrest and legislative immunity for any speech or debate made in either of the houses called also speech and debate clause ...
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech presupposes that right conclusions are more likely to be gathered out of a multitude of tongues than through any kind of authoritative selection. It rests on the assumption that the widest possible dissemination of information from as many diverse and antagonistic sources as possible is essential to the welfare of the public. It is function of the Press to disseminate news from as many different sources and with as many different facts and colours as possible. A citizen is entirely dependent on the Press for the quality, proportion and extent of his news supply. In such a situation, the exclusive and continues advocacy of one point of view through the medium of a newspaper which holds a monopolistic position is not conductive to the formation of healthy public opinion. If the newspaper industry is concentrated in a few hands, the chance of an idea antagonistic to the idea of the owners getting access to the market becomes very remote. But our consti...
Maiden speech
Maiden speech, is one's first or earliest speech especially in Parliament, Webster's American Dictionary, p. 883.It is the first speech which a member makes in the House of Commons, Parliamentary Dictionary, L.A. Abraham and S.C. Hawtrey, 1956, p. 117....
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