Topic: generally applicable laws do not offend the first amendment… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 32 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Cohen v. Cowles Media Co..

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1 Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. Anchor
scotus · 1991
green “generally applicable laws do not offend the first amendment simply because their enforcement against the press has incidental effects on its ability to gather and report the news.” 15
2 Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn.
scotus · 2011
green “new categories of unprotected speech may not be added to the list by a legislature that concludes certain speech is too harmful to be tolerated.” 7
3 Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.
scotus · 1991
green “enforcement of such general laws against the press is not subject to stricter scrutiny than would be applied to enforcement against other persons or organizations.” 5
4 Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.
scotus · 1991
green “do not offend the first amendment simply because their enforcement against the press has incidental effects on its ability to gather and report the news.” 5

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