So, you've been fired from your reality TV show...
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Is the government imposing censoring or imposing sanctions on your (potentially symbolic) speech?
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YES
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NO
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Your 1st Amendment Rights aren't being abridged.
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Is the speech protected? (Is it not obscenity, inciting imminent lawless activity, fighting words, libeling a private person, or "fire in a crowded theater?"
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Your 1st Amendment Rights aren't being abridged.
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YES
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Your 1st Amendment Rights aren't being abridged.
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Is the government regulation aimed at regulating conduct rather than speech? Can the government claim a compelling interest that outweighs your free speech right?
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No, not even a little bit.
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NO
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Congratulations! Your 1st Amendment Rights might actually be being abridged!
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Shut up, Sarah Palin.
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