Fighting words are words meant to incite violence such that they may not be protected free speech under the First Amendment.

Fighting words are those that just by saying them can cause violence. It ruled that such words are not protected by the First Amendment as free speech.

The Court held that government may not punish profane, vulgar, or opprobrious words simply because they are offensive, but only if they are fighting words.

United States. The fighting words doctrine, in United States constitutional law, is a limitation to freedom of speech as protected by the First Amendment to ... United States · Post-Chaplinsky · Australia

First Amendment to the Constitution protects free speech but not true threats or fighting words. Findlaw explores these American Supreme Court decisions.

1 янв. 2009 г. · The fighting words doctrine, an exception to First Amendment-protected speech, lets government limit speech when it is likely to incite ...

As explained earlier, the reason why fighting words are categorically excluded from the protection of the First Amendment is not that their content ...

28 июл. 2021 г. · Georgia's "Fighting Words" statute may allow police to charge someone with a crime for using insults, profanity, or abusive language.

28 мар. 2024 г. · In general, the First Amendment affords no protection to speech “used as an integral part of conduct in violation of a valid criminal statute.” ...