Instructional Video4:37
Mr. Beat

When Can Speech Be Banned? | Schenck v. United States

6th - 12th
In episode 68 of Supreme Court Briefs, a Socialist Party leader distributes thousands of pamphlets encouraging young men to resist getting drafted to fight in World War One, but apparently that's illegal for real.
Instructional Video5:35
Mr. Beat

Why Most People Lose Defamation Lawsuits | New York Times v. Sullivan

6th - 12th
In episode 70 of Supreme Court Briefs, a police commissioner sues the New York Times for defamation after it runs an ad that talks trash about his department.
Instructional Video4:49
Mr. Beat

Can Your Religion Get You Out of School? | Wisconsin v. Yoder

6th - 12th
In episode 44 of Supreme Court Briefs, Amish parents let their kids drop out of school after eighth grade. Wisconsin says they can't do that. The Amish fight back.
Instructional Video5:40
Mr. Beat

Can the Police Use Evidence They Got Illegally? | Mapp v. Ohio

6th - 12th
In episode 32 of Supreme Court Briefs, police break into a home of a citizen and later charge her with having sexually explicit material.
Instructional Video3:19
Mr. Beat

Can You Start a Bible Study Club at School? | Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens

6th - 12th
In episode 20 of Supreme Court Briefs, high school students want to start a Bible Study Club, but their principal won't let them, saying it breaks the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Instructional Video4:21
Mr. Beat

Why You Don't Hear Dirty Words on Radio or TV | FCC v. Pacifica Foundation

6th - 12th
In episode 18 of Supreme Court Briefs, a son doesn't like his teenage son hearing bad words on the radio, so takes action. George Carlin, meanwhile, remains perplexed.
Instructional Video5:25
Mr. Beat

Why You Can Buy The Next President | Citizens United v. FEC

6th - 12th
In episode 10 of Supreme Court Briefs, a corporation argues it has the right to spend as much money as it wants on a political campaign because of the First Amendment.
Instructional Video4:05
Mr. Beat

Is Prayer Allowed at Public School? | Engel v. Vitale

6th - 12th
In the third episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat examines the first of many Supreme Court cases dealing with the separation of church and state- Engel v. Vitale.
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Instructional Video4:40
Mr. Beat

Can You Burn An American Flag? | Texas v. Johnson

6th - 12th
In episode 7 of Supreme Court Briefs, a dude named Johnson burns the American flag and the whole country seems to freak out. Does the First Amendment protect flag burning?
Instructional Video3:04
Curated Video

Liberties in the First Five Amendments

3rd - 8th
Liberties in the First Five Amendments clarifies how amendments protect individual rights against government interference by exploring amendments one through five of the Bill of Rights.
Instructional Video3:04
Curated Video

The First Five Amendments

3rd - Higher Ed
"The First Five Amendments" clarifies how amendments protect individual rights against government interference by exploring amendments one through five of the Bill of Rights.
Instructional Video2:06
Curated Video

Ethel Payne: First Lady of the Black Press

9th - Higher Ed
As the First Lady of the Black Press, Ethel Payne wielded her first amendment right to ask the tough questions and hold those in power to account.
Instructional Video5:37
Hip Hughes History

Hustler Magazine vs Falwell: Supreme Court Review

6th - 12th
An overview of the the landmark decision, Hustler Magazine vs Falwell. Done with as much grace as possible when you are talking about religious figures having sex with their mother.
Instructional Video4:02
Hip Hughes History

The Zenger Trial Explained

6th - 12th
An overview of the relationship and history between the 3rd President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson and his 14 year old slave, Sally Hemings.
Instructional Video14:13
Hip Hughes History

The War on Christianity? The Religious Freedom Restoration Act Explained

6th - 12th
A video lecture focusing on Indiana and the controversy regarding its Religious Freedom Restoration Act and anti-gay discrimination. A look through the Constitution and judicial precedent and common sense as I pretend to be Johnny Cash...
Instructional Video33:52
Hip Hughes History

Supreme Court Cases For Dummies: US History Review

6th - 12th
First, you are not a dummy. Watch Mr. Hughes serve up a heaping helpful of Judicial Review designed to help you pass your tests and walking around a little smarter than when you started
Instructional Video26:00
Wonderscape

History Kids: Constitutional Amendments 1-5

K - 5th
The video discusses some of the key amendments in the United States Constitution, specifically focusing on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. It explains the importance of these amendments in protecting individual...
Instructional Video2:10
The Business Professor

1st Amendment and Commercial Speech

Higher Ed
This video discusses the limited protections afforded commercial speech under the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution
Instructional Video1:47
The Business Professor

Commercial Speech

Higher Ed
Commercial Speech - US Constitution
Instructional Video12:23
Curated Video

Federal Supremacy and Selective Incorporation

K - 8th
CHAPTER 1. Federal Supremacy

Students will learn about the “supremacy clause” of the constitution that states that the constitution and the laws passed by congress are the “supreme law of the land”. Further, viewers will come...
Instructional Video12:59
Step Back History

How Comedy Saved Free Speech

12th - Higher Ed
There are a lot of claims of censorship wafting around public discourse, and article after article of think pieces claiming that the right to speak your mind has become embattled. To give this context, let’s talk about a different case...
Instructional Video1:51
The Business Professor

Obscenity Unprotected Speech

Higher Ed
Obscenity Unprotected Speech
Instructional Video1:00:57
The Wall Street Journal

Town Hall: Tech And Democracy

Higher Ed
Steve Ballmer, Renee DiResta, Congressman (R.,Calif.) Darrell Issa, Congressman (D., Calif.) Ro Khanna and Palmer Luckey sit down with WSJ's Christopher Mims and Gerald Seib during the D.Live Tech and Democracy Town Hall.
Instructional Video1:28
The Business Professor

Unprotected Speech Defamation

Higher Ed
Unprotected Speech Defamation