fighting words
Fighting words are words meant to incite violence such that they may not be protected free speech under the First Amendment. The U.S.
Fighting words are words meant to incite violence such that they may not be protected free speech under the First Amendment. The U.S.
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Oral argument: March 19, 2007
In First Amendment law, prior restraint is government action that prohibits speech or other expression before the speech happens.