Supreme Court· 5/26/1992

Burson v. Freeman

Citations

504 U.S. 191
112 S. Ct. 1846
119 L. Ed. 2d 5
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3125

How courts have described this case

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noting that a difference in size “is a difference only in degree, not a less restrictive alternative in kind”
treating election provision as content-based because “whether individuals may exercise their free speech rights ... depends entirely on whether their speech is related to a political campaign”
summarizing history of election reform in the United States in plurality decision rejecting a First Amendment challenge to Tennessee law prohibiting solicitation of votes and display or distribution of campaign literature within 100 feet of a polling place
\[T]he First Amendment's hostility to content-based regulation extends ... to a restriction on a particular viewpoint.... [Citations]\
“[T]he First Amendment’s hostility to content-based regulation extends not only to a restriction on a particular viewpoint, but also to a prohibition of public discussion of an entire topic.” (emphasis added
\The State bears the burden of justifying a restriction on speech.\

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