Home Supreme Court Cases WATTS v. UNITED STATES Supreme Court Cases 394 U.S. 705 (1969) Search all Supreme Court Cases Resources & Commentary Case OverviewOpinionsRelated CasesResources & Commentary Resources & Commentary How the Comey indictment could backfire on Republicans May 7, 2026 Op-Ed How and why true threats are unprotected speech May 7, 2026 Rhetorical hyperbole: A powerful defense in defamation and true threat cases January 22, 2026 Free Speech: A Brief History January 22, 2026 They displayed anti-Trump buttons — then the sheriff alerted Secret Service October 24, 2025 News FIRE asks Supreme Court to carefully define and limit First Amendment exception for ‘true threats’ March 7, 2023 News The mens rea issue: SCOTUS to hear ‘true threat’ case — First Amendment News 363 January 18, 2023 Blog Unprotected speech synopsis August 19, 2022 Share Share this selection on Twitter Share this selection via email
How the Comey indictment could backfire on Republicans May 7, 2026 Op-Ed How and why true threats are unprotected speech May 7, 2026 Rhetorical hyperbole: A powerful defense in defamation and true threat cases January 22, 2026 Free Speech: A Brief History January 22, 2026 They displayed anti-Trump buttons — then the sheriff alerted Secret Service October 24, 2025 News FIRE asks Supreme Court to carefully define and limit First Amendment exception for ‘true threats’ March 7, 2023 News The mens rea issue: SCOTUS to hear ‘true threat’ case — First Amendment News 363 January 18, 2023 Blog Unprotected speech synopsis August 19, 2022 Share Share this selection on Twitter Share this selection via email
How the Comey indictment could backfire on Republicans May 7, 2026 Op-Ed How and why true threats are unprotected speech May 7, 2026 Rhetorical hyperbole: A powerful defense in defamation and true threat cases January 22, 2026 Free Speech: A Brief History January 22, 2026 They displayed anti-Trump buttons — then the sheriff alerted Secret Service October 24, 2025 News FIRE asks Supreme Court to carefully define and limit First Amendment exception for ‘true threats’ March 7, 2023 News The mens rea issue: SCOTUS to hear ‘true threat’ case — First Amendment News 363 January 18, 2023 Blog Unprotected speech synopsis August 19, 2022 Share Share this selection on Twitter Share this selection via email
They displayed anti-Trump buttons — then the sheriff alerted Secret Service October 24, 2025 News FIRE asks Supreme Court to carefully define and limit First Amendment exception for ‘true threats’ March 7, 2023 News The mens rea issue: SCOTUS to hear ‘true threat’ case — First Amendment News 363 January 18, 2023 Blog Unprotected speech synopsis August 19, 2022
FIRE asks Supreme Court to carefully define and limit First Amendment exception for ‘true threats’ March 7, 2023 News The mens rea issue: SCOTUS to hear ‘true threat’ case — First Amendment News 363 January 18, 2023 Blog Unprotected speech synopsis August 19, 2022
The mens rea issue: SCOTUS to hear ‘true threat’ case — First Amendment News 363 January 18, 2023 Blog Unprotected speech synopsis August 19, 2022
