JOUR 275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Patriot Act, First Amendment To The United States Constitution, True Threat
21 Oct 2018
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Usa patriot act: the uniting and strengthening america by. Providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct. Terrorism act - the act gave law enforcement agencies greater authority to combat terrorism. Chilling effect: the discouragement of a constitutional right by any government practice that creates uncertainty about the proper exercise of that right. As applied: a legal phrase referring to interpretation of a statute on the basis of actual effects on the parties in the present case. Clear and present danger: doctrine established that restrictions on 1st amend. Rights will be upheld if they are necessary to prevent an extremely serious & imminent harm. Negligence: the failure to exercise reasonable to ordinary care. Proximate cause: the legal determination of whether it is reasonable to conclude the defendant"s actions led to the plaintiff"s injury. Fighting words: words not protected by the 1st amendment because they cause immediate harm or illegal acts.
