The First Amendment: Citizens of the United Stated have the right to freedom of speech, freedom o...

1. Black Lives Matter Movement

1.1. Protests

1.1.1. Police/National Guard Enforcement

1.1.1.1. Restricting peaceful protests, teargassing, forceful dispersion, detainment/arrests

1.2. Petitions

1.2.1. Indictment/Prosecution/Arrest of officers involved with the murders of Black lives

1.3. White Supremacy

1.3.1. Implications of violent speech towards peaceful protests

1.3.1.1. To what extent is out freedom of speech protected?

2. Who is Freedom of Speech really for?

2.1. Discrimination of race/ethnicity/religion/status/ education

2.2. Hate crimes

3. Government Interest

3.1. Regulation of time, place and form of speech

3.1.1. Curfews and lockdowns during peak of peaceful protests

3.1.1.1. Circumstances of curfews (black lives matter vs. blue lives matter); when are regulations put in place and why

3.1.1.1.1. To what extent is our freedom of assembly protected? Who is protected and who isn't?

4. What are the implications of the First Amendment when it was written?

4.1. What was the meaning of the Amendment when it was written and how has the meaning evolved over time?

5. Individuals have the right to be protected from the government but not the right to demand protection

5.1. How fo individuals expect to be protected or ask for protection when those upholding the law are stripping them of their rights?