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A traditional public forum is where speech/expression is supported by the first amendment and when the government's ability to regulate speech is reduced like a sidewalk or state park. Whereas a designated public forum is “for use by the public as a place for expressive activity”, like social media.
Finally, a nonpublic forum is not open to the public for expressive purposes, although speakers may gain access by the government's invitation or permission. In a nonpublic forum, government may not discriminate according to viewpoint, but it may "draw distinctions which relate to the special purpose for which the property is used."
The USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida's First Amendment reporter writes about what readers need to know about what passed and failed this session.
WASHINGTON – Support for the First Amendment is declining in the U.S., according to a new survey released Wednesday that found Americans' views about the amendment could influence how they vote ...
Case history; Prior: Adderley v. State, 175 So. 2d 249 (Fla. 1st DCA 1965): Holding; Because a jail facility is not a public forum and a state may regulate the use of its property, the First Amendment rights of the protesters were not violated.
Desilets v. Clearview Regional Board of Education, 137 N.J. 585 (1994), [1] was a New Jersey Supreme Court decision that held that public school curricular student newspapers that have not been established as forums for student expression are subject to a lower level of First Amendment protection than independent student expression or newspapers established (by policy or practice) as forums ...
Concerns over the protection of the First Amendment in the upcoming election, and on campuses, are highlighted in the Freedom Forum's annual survey. Presidential election and campus protests top ...
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution declares that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. [37 ...