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Art, Free Expression, and the Law

Art, Free Expression and the Law, a project of the National Coalition Against Censorship, provides information to answer some of the questions artists, teachers, students, and reporters frequently ask us. These materials are not intended, and should not be used, as legal advice. They necessarily contain generalizations that are not applicable in all jurisdictions or circumstances. Moreover, court decisions may be superceded by subsequent rulings, and may be subject to alternative interpretations. Corrections, clarification, and additions are welcome. Please send to ncac@ncac.org. Many thanks to law students Maren Cardillo, Anna Wagner, and Courtney Noble who volunteered their time to work on this project, and, most of all, to Peter Brooks, Esq. who tirelessly organized, supervised, revised, and revised again. Click on any of the topics below for a short introduction and a list of associated cases. You can also follow direct links to the case summaries. Some of the specialized terms used in the text are explained in a glossary, which you can also browse independently.

Topics: Jump to a Topic Blasphemy Content/Viewpoint Neutrality Contracts Copyright and Fair Use Harmful to Minors Libel Slander and Defamation Modification and Destruction of Artist’s Works Nudity Obscenity Protected/Unprotected Speech Public Art Public Forum (including Nonpublic, Limited, and Designated) Public Funding Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions --------------------------------------------------- » Blasphemy Jump to Case Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences v. City of New York Burstyn v. Wilson --------------------------------------------------- » Captive Audience Jump to Case Close v. Lederle Piarowski v. Illinois Community College --------------------------------------------------- » Content/Viewpoint Neutrality Jump to Case Bullfrog Films v. Wick Burke v. City of Charleston Celli v. City of St. Augustine Cernuda v. Heavey Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Inc. v. City of Miami Henderson v. City of Murfreesboro Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. Mastrovicenzo v. City of New York Reno v. ACLU Redgrave v. Boston Symphony Orchestra Sefick v. Gardner Tacynec v. City of Philadelphia Zieper v. Metzinger --------------------------------------------------- » Contracts Jump to Case Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences v. City of New York Redgrave v. Boston Symphony Orchestra Wildmon v. Berwick Universal Pictures --------------------------------------------------- » Copyright and Fair Use Jump to Case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc David Wojnarowicz v. AFA And Donald E. Wildmon Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions SunTrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co Rogers v. Koons Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp. Hoepker v. Kruger Sefick v. Gardner --------------------------------------------------- » Criminalization of Artwork Jump to Case Berger v. City of Seattle Boggs v. Bowron --------------------------------------------------- » Decency/Indecency Jump to Case Jones v. FCC NEA v. Finley --------------------------------------------------- » Film Jump to Case Berger v. City of Seattle Burstyn v. Wilson Freedman v. Maryland Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas Southeastern Promotions Ltd. v. Conrad Wildmon v. Berwick Universal Pictures --------------------------------------------------- » Government-owned Art Jump to Case Serra v. U.S. General Services Administration --------------------------------------------------- » Harmful to Minors Jump to Case Ashcroft v. ACLU Bellospirito v. Manhasset Public Library Erzoznik v. City of Jacksonville Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. Dallas Nitke v. Gonzalez Reno v. ACLU State v. Bohannon United States v. American Library Association --------------------------------------------------- » Internet Jump to Case Ashcroft v. ACLU Berger v. City of Seattle Reno v. ACLU United States v. American Library Association --------------------------------------------------- » Libel, Slander, and Defamation Jump to Case Nelson v. Streeter Sefick v. Gardner Simeonov v. Tiegs --------------------------------------------------- » Modification and Destruction of Artists’ Works Jump to Case Carter v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc. Esperanza Peace and Justice Center v. City of San Antonio Serra v. U.S. General Services Administration Wojnarowicz v. American Family Association --------------------------------------------------- » Nudity Jump to Case Bellospirito v. Manhasset Public Library Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville Hopper and Rupp v. City of Pasco State v. Bohannon Tunick v. Safir LSO v. Stroh --------------------------------------------------- » Obscenity Jump to Case Bantam Books, Inc. v. Sullivan Bella Lewitzky Dance Foundation v. Frohnmayer Contemporary Arts Center v. Ney Nitke v. Gonzalez Pope v. Illinois State v. Bohannon Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union --------------------------------------------------- » Protected/Unprotected Speech Jump to Case Boggs v. Bowron Burstyn v. Wilson Mastrovicenzo v. City of New York Nitke v. Gonzalez Nussenzweig v. DiCorcia United States v. American Library Association Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas Simeonov v. Tiegs Yurkew v. Sinclair --------------------------------------------------- Public Art Jump to Case Burke v. City of Charleston Serra v. U.S. General Services Administration Wildmon v. Berwick Universal Pictures --------------------------------------------------- » Public Forum (including Nonpublic, Limited, and Designated) Jump to Case Bellospirito v. Manhasset Public Library Bery v. City of New York Burke v. City of Charleston Celli v. City of St. Augusting Claudio v. US Ecko Complex LLP v. Bloomberg Esperanza Peace and Justice Center v. City of San Antonio Henderson v. City of Murfreesboro Hopper and Rupp v. City of Pasco Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. Mastrovicenzo v. City of New York Piarowski v. Illinois Community College Sefick v. Gardner Tacynec v. City of Philadelphia Yurkew v. Sinclair Zieper v. Metzinger --------------------------------------------------- » Public Funding Jump to Case Advocates for the Arts v. Thomson Bella Lewitzky Dance Foundation v. Frohnmayer Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences v. City of New York Bullfrog Films v. Wick Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Inc. v. City of Miami Esperanza Peace and Justice Center v. City of San Antonio National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley United States v. American Library Association --------------------------------------------------- Radio/Music Jump to Case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Jones v. FCC --------------------------------------------------- » Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions Jump to Case Burke v. City of Charleston Henderson v. City of Murfreesboro Mastrovicenzo v. City of New York Reno v. ACLU Serra v. US General Services Administration Tacynec v. City of Philadelphia Zieper v. Metzinger ---------------------------------------------------

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