Circuit split · constitutional law
Whether the National Endowment for the Arts' statutory 'decency and respect' criterion for awarding arts grants violates the First Amendment.
1 federal appellate case on this question, each acknowledging the disagreement in its own words.
- Finley v. National Endowment for the Arts100 F3D 671
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · November 5, 1996
“” Our decision today creates a conflict with the only other circuits to have confronted a similar issue.” — Creates a split
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The other side of the split
Decisions the acknowledging court(s) named as the opposing or joined side, quoted in the acknowledging opinion's own words.
- On the other side · 1st Cir.Advocates for the Arts v. Thomson582 F.2d 792
What the split turns on
- Constitutional provisions:
- First Amendment
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